S-rR-G-mM-P-d-N-S

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A variation of Ramkali, which is distinguished through a general avoidance of komal ni and sporadic inclusion of shuddha Re. Renditions generally focus on the mid-scale region, with all five specific swaras from shuddha Ga to komal dha available for use (GmMPd). Khadim Hussain Khan’s twisting melodies tend to pair tivra Ma with Pa above, and shuddha ma with Re below (e.g. PMP; mRm), also co-opting Bhairav’s G\rS descent phrase in a bewitching overall blend. Refer to similar renditions by Yunus Hussain Khan and Aslam Hussain Khan – as well as the only other ‘double-Re, double-Ma‘ ragas I can definitively trace: Madhusurja and Gaurimanjari.

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—Khadim Hussain Khan (1970s)—

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[refrain, e.g. 0:01] MP d, PdN dP, mR P, d (P), (PM)P, m(RmRPm) G\rSS, SrGmP, (PM)P, (PM)PP P(d) PM/P d(Nd)N dP P, (R)m\R P, d (P)…

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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–rR–G–mM–P–d–N–S

• Reverse: SrGmMPdnNS (=Ramkali)

• Negative: 1-5-6

• Imperfect: 2 (Re, dha)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: none

• Murchanas: Basanti Kanada (on Pa)

–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: (~Basant Bahaar)

S-R₁-R₂-G₃-M₁-M₂-P-D₁-N₃-S

• Jazz: Double Harmonic (dbl. 2nd/4th)

1-b2-2-3-4-#4-5-b6-7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-1-2-4-5-6-7-8-11-0

(1–1–2–1–1–1–1–3–1)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa

• Names: Roopkali, Rupkali

—Yunus Hussain Khan (~1970s)—