Ragas

RAGA DARBARI

Raga Darbari is a night raga which was invented by Miyan Tansen, one of the best musicians in the history of North Indian classical musicians. Here are the properties of the raga:

Aroha: S R g m P d n S’
Avaroha: S’ d n P – m P n g m R S
Jati: Sampurna-Sampurna
Vadi: g
Samvadi: d
Swarupa: S R g R S ‘d ‘n S
Prahar: 7th prahar (approximately 9 PM to 12 AM)

RAGA MALKAUNS

Raga Malkauns is a midnight raga from the Bhairavi That. The raga was originally conceived when Parvati sang the raga to pacify Lord Siva’s anger. We will study a chant used in this raga. The chant is “Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya.” Before we look at the chant, let’s look at the raga profile.

Aroha: S g m d n S’
Avaroha: S’ n d n d m g m g S ‘n S
Jati: Audava-Audava
Vadi: m
Samvadi: S
Swarupa: ‘n S g m g S ‘n S ‘d ‘n S
Prahar: 7th (9 PM to 12 AM)

This is indeed a fun chapter in learning songs with different melodies, despite its complexities. If you are disheartened that there are only two songs, don’t worry, we will learn more ragas throughout. Just learn these songs to perfection. Play and sing these songs accurately, as well as in proper tempo. Remember, building raga knowledge from this chapter is very important, but building tala knowledge from Chapter 9 and incorporating it here is just as important too.