This 40-minute Sky Arts documentary follows the Dagar family, whose unbroken lineage has preserved dhrupad — India’s oldest classical vocal tradition — across twenty generations. The film explores what it means to carry an art form that predates most modern nations, and what happens when that continuity is threatened by the pace of contemporary life.

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India's Vanishing Voice (Film Screening + Talk)

Barbican Centre

Twenty generations of one family. One voice. The oldest surviving form of Hindustani classical music.

Dhrupad by Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar

Milton Court Concert Hall

Join Anand, a student of legendary Indian classical Dhrupad vocalist Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar, who will present a unique program of Buddhist suttas in a bouquet of ragas, and see how they speak to Kabir and Babasaheb Ambedkar in establishing the norm, or Sa, of equality. The concert will be followed by a short Q&A with the artist, Anand and Pranathi Diwakar.

Wasifuddin Dagar

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Nov 1, 2026

India's Vanishing Voice (Film Screening + Talk) · Barbican Centre

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Dhrupad by Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar · Barbican Centre

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