• Raag Sindhura •

S-R-g-m-P-D-nN-S


A Kafi ally with corresponding light-classical popularity, marked out by the explicit use of double-Ni and the frequent omission of ga in aroha. Described by Tanarang as “a light flittering melody…best suited for thumri, tappa, and hori– while Parrikar notes that “the approach to Sa takes two pathways: one drops Ni as in mPDS, the other adopts the shuddha Ni-laden strip mPN, NS. The ga becomes deergha on occasion…[and] a judicious elongation of Dha can be put to good effect” (which, along with a mgRS resolution, can suggest shades of Bageshri). The raga’s roots (presumably linked to Pakistan’s Sindh province) are ancient, with the ancestral ‘Saindhavi’ finding mention in Sarngadeva’s 13th-century Sangita Ratnakara (‘Ocean of Music and Dance’) as a ‘desi’ form. Also hear an astonishing 1930s violin rendition by Allauddin Khan (later reworked by Ravi Shankar, and also by Mehdi Hasan in a celebrated ghazal) – as well as the numerous prakritis listed below.


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Aroha: SRmPDS
Avroh: RNSnDP, mgRS

Chalan: e.g. SRmG; RnDS; RmPDmP; D(S)nDP; DmPDS; mPNSRg; (S)RS; RnDP; mPDSnDP; mPDmg; Rm(m)gRS (Bor/Dasgupta)

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—Ravi Shankar (1991)—


[refrain, e.g. 8:35] R(mgm)R, SS, m\R(mR), mm, PDP(D)S, S, n/R(S) S(nSD), DD DPm, mPD m\g(m) R(mgm)RS, mR(mR), mm, PP DP(D)S

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


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 | 32Enclosed | Inexact

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

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

Symmetries: Mirror | Rotation | Palindr.


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.

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• Prakriti: Miyan ki Malhar, Ahiri Todi, Bageshri Bahar, Bahar, Barwa, Hussaini Todi, Lanka Dahan Sarang, Sughrai

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–Swara Geometries–

Core form: SRgmPDnNS
Reverse: SrRgmPDnS
Negative: 5-3-2-2
Imperfect: 2 (Dha, Ni)
Detached: 1 (Ni)
Symmetries: none
Murchanas: Miyan ki Malhar set

Quirks: maximal‘ (swaras are optimally ‘spread out’)

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–Global Translations–

Carnatic: ~Salagabhairavi
S-R2-G2-M1-P-D2-N2-N3-S
Jazz: Dorian double 7th
1-2-b3-4-5-6-b7-7-8
Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-2-3-5-7-9-10-11-0
(2–1–2–2–2–1–1–1)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa
• Names: Sindhura, Saindhavi, Singhora, Sindora

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—Sayeduddin Dagar (2016)—

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