Wasifuddin Dagar represents the 20th unbroken generation of Dhrupad singers in the Dagar family. He is the nephew of Ustad N. Zahiruddin Dagar and son of Ustad. N. Faiyazuddin Dagar.
He was groomed by his illustrious family intensively and “taught the crucial aspects of jugalbandi –duo singing being a speciality of the Dagar family, generation by generation.” Since the demise of his uncle in 1994, Wasifuddin is carrying on the Dagarvani tradition in solo: “his rendition of dhrupad is a unique blend of his uncle’s training, his father’s quality of voice and temperament, his own personality and his in-depth knowledge of the characteristic styles of his elders.”