Aroha:
Avroh:
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• Raag Ahir Bhairav •
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–Amir Khan (~1950s)–
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- Maqam Zanjaran (+oud)
- Power of Wings (Djabe)
- Lethal Lava Land / Shifting Sand Land (Super Mario 64)
—Maqam Zanjaran (Lebanon)—
(Jamal Zarzour, 1995)
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—Shahid Parvez (1987)—
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• Raag Antardhwani •
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• Raag Asavari •
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• Raag Bageshri •
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–Amir Khan (1970s)–
“The reflective temper of Amir Khan is well-matched to Bageshri’s expansive space. The rich, measured strokes of his vocal brush hold us captive to this séance. He picks up a traditional vilambit composition – Bahu guna ka mana – and tops it off with a tarana…” (Rajan Parrikar)
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–Shivkumar Sharma (2007)–
“Suppose I’m playing Bageshri. After tuning the Sa, the next note I will tune is ma. Then the next [is] Dha, then ga and Re. I’ll play phrases, tuning in relation to the other swaras…then you get the exact microtones of that raga. If you tune Bageshri like Kafi [i.e. in aroha order], then maybe you will not get the correct Gandhar…” (Shivkumar Sharma)
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—Ma No Pa (India/UK)—
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• Raag Basant Mukhari •
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• Raag Bhairav •
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- Maqam Hijazkar (oud)
- Misirlou: Rebetiko (other) (article)
- Samson et Dalila: Bacchanale (Saint-Saens: start)
- Gates of Babylon (Rainbow)
- La Soirée Dans Grenade (Debussy: Moorish indicator)
- IVm(maj7,add9) = James Bond chord!
—Misirlou (USA/Mediterranean)—
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• Raag Bhairavi •
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• Raag Bhimpalasi •
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• Raag Bhupali •
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- Black Key Étude (Chopin)
—Power of the Pentatonic—
(Bobby McFerrin, 2009)
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• Raag Bihag •
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• Raag Bilaskhani Todi •
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• Raag Chandranandan •
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• Raag Charukeshi •
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- I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You (Zorro)
- Impromptu #1 in Cm: Allegro molto moderato (Schubert)
- Procession of the Sardar (Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov: rightly slated by Parrikar)
—Ten Years Gone (UK)—
(Led Zeppelin, 1975)
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• Raag Darbari •
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Raag Darbari is among the most revered musical forms in the entire Hindustani tradition. Its name is derived from durbar, the Persian for ‘royal court’ – sitarist-scholar Deepak Raja speaks for many through the centuries in describing it as “the emperor of ragas, and the raga of emperors”.
Darbari’s majestic tones are said to have echoed across the marble floors of Mughal palaces, bringing solemn relief to kings, warlords, and diplomats under the refuge of late-night darkness. Some say the raga was created by Mian Tansen at Emperor Akbar’s 16th-century durbar, to soothe the ruler’s stress and provide some rare moments of pause amidst the constant trials of governing a vast, warring empire.
Consequently, performances tend to retain a slow, grave, and reverential character, balancing patient melodic turns with heavy, vocalistic ornaments. It is sometimes referred to as Darbari Kanada, indicating membership of the Kanada family, a varied group of Carnatic-derived ragas sharing similar phraseologies.
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• Raag Desh •
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• Raag Durga •
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• Raag Gorakh Kalyan •
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• Raag Jhinjhoti •
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• Raag Jog •
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—Voodoo Child: Slight Return (USA)—
(Jimi Hendrix, 1969)
“Despite being released over 50 years ago now – a full 9 months before man had set foot on the moon – I’d still choose Voodoo Child as my one guitar record to send into space. I’ll never forget the day my dad first played it to me aged 11 – listening wide-eyed to the clashing textures and tone-colour explosions, arriving from unseen directions before fading away to some hidden realm of future six-string discovery. No other track gave me more motivation to pick up the guitar – and two decades on, it’s still my favourite single showcase of the electric’s best energies. Esteemed musicologist Hulk Hogan clearly agrees, having chosen it as his WWE walkout music…” (from my Eb ‘Hendrix’ page)
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• Raag Kafi •
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• Raag Kalavati •
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• Raag Kaunsi Kanada •
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• Raag Lalit •
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• Raag Malkauns •
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• Raag Marwa •
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• Raag Megh •
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• Raag Miyan ki Malhar •
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• Raag Multani •
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• Raag Parameshwari •
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• Raag Patdeep •
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- Lullaby of Birdland (Shearing/Ella)
- Waiting For You (Seal: intro/chorus)
- The Shadow of Your Smile (Mandel: intro)
—Lullaby of Birdland (USA)—
(Ella Fitzgerald, 1954)
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• Raag Pilu •
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• Raag Poorvi •
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• Raag Puriya •
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• Raag Puriya Dhanashree •
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• Raag Shree •
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• Raag Tilak Kamod •
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• Raag Todi •
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• Raag Vachaspati •
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• Raag Yaman •
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• Hindustani Raga Index •
An open-ended project seeking to bring North Indian raga closer to all who approach with open ears. Combines direct input from dozens of leading Hindustani artists with in-depth insights from music history, global theory, performance practice, cognitive science, and much more! [out 2023-24]
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• Thaat: Bhatkhande’s base scales •
• Ragatable: Analytical connections •
• Tanpuras: Divine overtonal drones •
• Quotes: Musings from raga artists •
• Talas: Hindustani rhythm cycles •
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