Raganga: Malhar

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Ragas which draw significantly from the Malhar raganga, exemplified by ragas such as Megh (SRmPnS) and Miyan Ki Malhar (SRgmPDnNS). Typically, this entails an association with the monsoon rains, as well as the prominence of shuddha Re, shuddha ma, and Pa, used in signature movements such as m(m)R; mR/P (the ‘core Malhar’ motions) or nDNS (the ‘Miyan ki’ phrase) – along with characteristic ‘fluid’ ornaments which mimic the sensations of rain.
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Raganga: Bhairav | Bihag | Bilawal |
Dhanashree | Kafi | Kalyan | Kanada |
Khamaj | Lalit | Malhar | Sarang | Todi
(Kauns: see my survey of 60+ Kaunsis)
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“The mighty army, arrayed on the ground, strain to fight; With massed clouds descending, Indra poured torrents for four prahars; But Krishna, holding up the mountain, protected Gokula; Saving all creatures: insects, worms, animals, and birds; Tansen’s Lord, wonderful in ways! Ruler of heavenly beings, rendered powerless, bowed his head…” (traditional Malhar bandish)
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• Raag Surdasi Malhar •

S-R-m-P-D-nN-S A combination of melodies from the Malhar and Sarang ragangas, said to have been created by Saint Surdas: a blind 16th-century poet-musician renowned for his evocations of Krishna amidst themes of shringara and bhakti. The raga which bears his name is described by Tanarang as “uttarang-pradhan, with general movement around taar Sa…[lyrics] are dominated by […]

 

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• Raag Miyan ki Sarang •

S-R-m-P-D-nN-S A relatively straightforward mixture of Miyan ki Malhar and Brindabani Sarang, which omits Ga throughout in the fashion of the latter raga, while showcasing the former’s nDNS uttarang phrase (Jairazbhoy observes that “Dha is attached to ni, more or less as an ornament”). Refer to assorted vocal renditions by Apoorva Gokhale, K.G. Ginde, Shounak Abhisheki, […]

 

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• Raag Dhuliya Malhar •

S-R-g-m-P-D-nN-S An underappreciated branch of the Malhar family tree, titled in various ways (‘Dhulia/Dhuliya’, ‘Dhundu/Dhoondo’, ‘Dhundya/Dhoondiya’: said to be a reference to its creator Pandit Dhundibaba Dikshit, although further details on this prove scant). Most sources describe the addition of Sarang flavours to the basic Malhar framework, although they disagree on precise details: Ocean of […]