S-gG-P-D-n-S

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An enchanting yet ultra-rare raga created by pioneering Punjabi vocalist Salamat Ali Khan, running along the lines of ‘Kalavati with komal ga in avroh’ (often as PDPgS or SngS), bringing shades of Kafi. A 1965 Salamat & Nazakat performance in Kabul (bandish: Piya More Angan Aaye & Tana Dhere Na Dhim), emphatically places the komal ga on dhamar taal’s sam, while otherwise remaining close to Kalavati – while a Salamat & Sharafat rendition adds acrobatic spice via a greater uttarang focus. Classified by its creator as an early night raga – and performed by very few outside his Sham-Chaurasia gharana vocal lineage. Compare to the nearby Jogeshwari Pancham (the same scale plus shuddha ma, albeit with a different treatment of double-Ga) – as well as the prakriti and similarly-phrased Ganga, recently unveiled by santooriya Tarun Bhattacharya (as “a tribute to the holy river“).

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—Nazakat & Salamat Ali Khan (1965)—

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[refrain, e.g. 1:38] SGPDnD PG, (S)n/gS, (S)nS n/g(S), (n)D nDP, DnDn/S, SG n(DnD)PGS, (S)n…

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• Classifiers •

Explore hidden inter-raga connections: swara geometries, melodic features, murchana sets, ragangas, & more (also see the Full Tag List):

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Swaras: -4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+

Sapta: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Poorvang: SRGM | SRG | SRM | SGM

Uttarang: PDNS | PDS | PNS | DNS

Varjit: Re | Ga | Ma | Pa | Dha | Ni

Double: rR | gG | mM | dD | nN

Thaat: 10 | 32 | Enclosed | Inexact

Chal: All-shuddha | All-komal | Ma-tivra

Gaps: Anh. | Hemi. | 3-row | 4-row | 5-row

Symmetries: Mirror | Rotation | Palindr.

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Aroha: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Avroh: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Jati: Equal | Balanced | Av.+1 | Av.+2

Samay: Morning | Aftern. | Eve. | Night

Murchana: Bhup. | Bihag | Bilaw. | Charu.

Raganga: Bhairav | Malhar | Kan. | Todi

Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball

Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern

Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang

Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.

• Prakriti: (none found)

–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–gG–P–D–n–S

• Reverse: SRgmdDS

• Negative: 2-1-3-1-2-3 (e.g. Shivawanti)

• Imperfect: 3 (Ga, Pa, ni)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: mirror (gG—Dn)

• Murchanas: Malavi (on ga)

–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: (~Vagadeeshvari)

S-R₃-G₃-P-D₂-N₂-S

• Jazz: Dorian ‘b4’ (no 2nd)

1-b3-3-5-6-b7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-3-4-7-9-10-0

(3–1–3–2–1–2)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa

• Names: Milan Gandhar, Milangandhar

—Vijay Bakshi (~2000s)—