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Raag Basant

Raag Basant belongs to the Poorvi thaat and is traditionally sung in the 2nd prahar of the night or anytime in spring season.. It uses five swaras on the way up and all seven coming down, taking a vakra (winding) path rather than a straight line. Phrases centre on Tar Shadj - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Pancham as samvadi.

Swars: Rishabh and Pancham Varjya in Aaroh. Rishabh and Dhaivat Komal. Madhyam Teevra. Rest All Shuddha Swaras.

Raga Basant

2nd Prahar of the Night (9PM to 12AM) or Anytime in Spring Season.
Poorvi thaatAudhav - Sampurna VakraVadi: Tar ShadjSamvadi: Pancham
SGM̄dNṠ
ṠNdPM̄GM̄NdM̄GrS

Pakad: M̄ d rʼ Ṡ · N Ṡ rʼ N d P · G M̄ d N M̄ G · M̄ d G M̄ G · M̄ G M̄ G r S

Sargam is written with Sa on C: komal swars are lowercase, teevra Ma is M̄, ʼ before a swar marks the lower (mandra) octave and Ṡ / ʼ after marks the upper (taar) octave. The synth plays plain notes - the gamak, meend, and andolan that bring a raag to life are what you learn in class with an expert.

Film songs in Raag Basant

Songs composed on Raag Basant, with film, year, singer and music director. Hearing the raag in songs you already know is the fastest way to internalise its mood - tap a tile to play.

Basant Hai Aayaa Rangeela (a.k.a. Jhum Raha Hai)Stree (1961)Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor · music: C. Ramchandra
Lo Phir Basant AaeNon-Film Song from album "Sur Ka Safar: Vol. 2" (2013)Tahira Syed, Malika Pukhraj · music: Hafeez Jalandhari

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