Sublime Jugalbandi Dhrupad | Ustad Bahauddin Dagar & Pelva Naik | Raag Vardhani | Music of India

#darbarfestival | Bahauddin Dagar’s rudra veena adds slow depth to the superb vocals of Pelva Naik. Both are students of the Dagarvani dhrupad, an ancient legacy. ► Join our newsletter at for the finest in Indian classical music and dance, and watch full length exclusive concerts in pristine HD on the Darbar Player: If a few brief minutes of Bahauddin and Pelva aren’t enough…watch their full 70-minute performance of Raag Vardhani in pristine HD on the Darbar Player, along with dozens of other captivating concerts: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about the music: Ustad Bahauddin Dagar is a torchbearer of the dagarvani dhrupad, known for its patient, meditative approach. He is the world’s leading master of the rudra veena (‘roaring veena’), still considered by many to be the king