Hindustani / Ragas / Durga

Raag Durga

Simple, bright, folk-fresh - all shuddha swaras. It uses five swaras on the way up and five coming down. Phrases centre on Madhyam - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Shadj as samvadi.

Swars: Gandhar and Nishad Varjya. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.

Raga Durga

2nd Prahar of the Night (9PM to 12AM)
Bilawal thaatAudhav - AudhavVadi: MadhyamSamvadi: Shadj
SRmPDṠ
ṠDPDmRSʼDS

Pakad: m P D · m R ʼD S · R R P

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 Durga

5 Hindi and regional film songs composed on Raag Durga, 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.

Chanda Re Mori Patiya Le Ja (a.k.a. Naina To Dukhan Laage)Banjaarin (1960)Mukesh, Lata Mangeshkar · music: Pardesi
Duniya Rang Rangeli BabaDharti Mata (1938)Pankaj Mullick, Uma Shashi, K. L. Saigal · music: Pankaj Mullick
Geet Gaya Pattharon NeGeet Gaya Pattharon Ne (1964)Asha Bhosle · music: Ramlal Hirapanna
Ham Bewafa Hargiz Na TheShalimar (1978)Kishore Kumar · music: R. D. Burman
Tum Na Jaane Kis Jahan Me Kho GayeSazaa (1951)Lata Mangeshkar · music: S. D. Burman

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