Raag Darbari Kanada
Regal and profound - Tansen’s raga for Akbar’s court. It uses all seven swaras on the way up and all seven coming down, taking a vakra (winding) path rather than a straight line. Phrases centre on Rishabh - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Pancham as samvadi.
Swars: Gandhar, Dhaivat and Nishad Komal. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Darbari Kanada
3rd Prahar of the Night (12AM to 3AM)Pakad: S R g g · m P d d n P · n m P Ṡ · Ṡ d n P m P g m R S · ʼd ʼn 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 Darbari Kanada
25 Hindi and regional film songs and a few non-film pieces composed on Raag Darbari Kanada, 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.