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Raag Madhumad Sarang

Raag Madhumad Sarang belongs to the Kafi thaat and is traditionally sung in the 3rd prahar of the day. It uses five swaras on the way up and five coming down. Phrases centre on Rishabh - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Pancham as samvadi.

Swars: Gandhar and Dhaivat Varjya, Nishad Komal. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.

Raga Madhumad Sarang

3rd Prahar of the Day (12PM to 3PM)
Kafi thaatAudhav - AudhavVadi: RishabhSamvadi: Pancham
ʼnSRmPnṠ
ṠnPmRS

Pakad: ʼn S R · m R · P m R · n P m R · P m 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 Madhumad Sarang

3 Hindi and regional film songs composed on Raag Madhumad Sarang, 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.

A Laut Ke Ajaa Mere MeetRani Roopmati (1959)Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh · music: S.N. Tripathi
Bin Barish Barsaat Na HogiNon Film SongGulam Ali
Chad Gayo Paapi Bichua (a.k.a. O Bichu Aa Hai Re)Madhumati (1958)Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar · music: Salil Chowdhury

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