Raag Bhoopali
Calm, majestic, spacious - just five swaras. It uses five swaras on the way up and five coming down. Phrases centre on Gandhar - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Dhaivat as samvadi.
Swars: Madhyam, Nishad Varjya. Rest All Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Bhoopali
1st Prahar of the Night (6PM to 9PM)Pakad: G R G · P G · D P · Ṡ D P G · P G R G · 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 Bhoopali
19 Hindi and regional film songs and a few non-film pieces composed on Raag Bhoopali, 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.