Raag Malgunji
Malgunji is a Kafi-thaat raag, given its full colour in the 3rd prahar of the night. It uses six swaras on the way up and all seven coming down, taking a vakra (winding) path rather than a straight line. Phrases centre on Madhyam - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Shadj as samvadi.
Swars: Pancham Varjya in Aaroh. Both Nishads, Both Gandhars. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Malgunji
3rd Prahar of the Night (12AM to 3AM)Pakad: G m g R S · ʼn S · ʼD ʼn S R G m
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 Malgunji
8 Hindi and regional film songs composed on Raag Malgunji, 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.