Raag Kalawati
Kalawati is a Khamaj-thaat raag, given its full colour in the 2nd prahar of the night. It uses five swaras on the way up and five coming down. Phrases centre on Pancham - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Shadj as samvadi.
Swars: Rishabh and Madhyam Varjya. Nishad Komal. Rest all Shuddha Swar.
Raga Kalawati
2nd Prahar of the Night (9PM to 12AM)Pakad: S G P D · P D n D · D P · G P D S n · D n S · n P · D G · P G S · n D 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 Kalawati
8 Hindi and regional film songs and a few non-film pieces composed on Raag Kalawati, 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.