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Raaga Komel Re Asawari
Raga Asawari: 17th Century Ragamala Painting
On the summit of the sandalwood mount robed in the peacock's plumes and with a splendid necklace strung with pearls and ivory, the variegated one draws the serpent to herself from the sandalwood tree. This proud one wears it as a bracelet, her body ablaze with dark splendor.
Scale Up: C, Db, F, G, Ab, C
Scale Down: C, Bb, Ab, G, F, Eb, Db, C
Main Note is: Ab
Always played in the morning
Artists:
The Dagar Brothers Moinuddin and Aminuddin Dagar 1950s.
Nikhil Banerjee (sitar)
Pandit Pran Nath Vocal
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Vocal
Gangubai Hangal Vocal
Amir Khan Keyal (vocal)
Raaga Bilaval
Raga Bilawal: 17th Century Ragamala Painting
Bilaval has the lustre of the blue lotus. Aranging jewels upon her body, she makes secret sighns to her lover. How can she forget for one moment, her chosen diety, the God of Love?
Scale: C, D, E, G, A, C
Scale: C, A, G, E, D, E, F, E, D, C
Main Note: A
Always played during the later part of the morning
Artist:
Bismillah Khan (Shenai)
Raaga Bhairav
Raga Bhairav: 17th Century Ragamala Painting
Scale: C, Db, E, F, G, Ab, B, C
Main Note is: Ab (with Andolin)
Always played at sunrise
Artists:
V. Balsara
Gangubai Hangal ( Vocal)
Nassar Aminuddin Dagar
Ali Akbar Khan
Raaga Bhairavi
Raga Bhairavi: 17th Century Ragamala Painting
She whom poets in their vision see as great-eyed Bhairavi, golden consort of Bhairav, throned on carven crystal at the peak of Kailasa, with cymbals in her hands, worships Him with the leaves and flowers of the lotus.
Scale: C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C
Main Note is: C
A morning raga that is traditionally also played at the end of concerts, reardless of time Bhairavi is the consort of Bhairav. Originally Bhairavi used natural D and A notes, but it changed during the 17th and 18th centuries, using instead the flatted versions of both notes. Bhairavi is probably India's most popular raga. A version of Bhairavi, called Sindhi Bhairavi allows the artist to encompass all the remaining notes of the chromatic scale as embellishments. Bhairavi is often performed in the lighter compositional styles such as thumri and dadra, and rarely as a kheyal.
Artists:
Ali Akbar Khan
Rajeev Taranath Rajeev
Sanjay Jhalla (Tabla)
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Bundu Khan Sarangi
The Dagar Brothers Moinuddin and Aminuddin Dagar
Raja Chhatrapati Singh (Pakhawaj)
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