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Raag Malhar (Miya Malhar)

Malhar (Miya Malhar) is a Kafi-thaat raag, given its full colour in the 2nd prahar of the night or anytime in rainy season.. It uses all seven swaras on the way up and six coming down, taking a vakra (winding) path rather than a straight line. Phrases centre on Pancham - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Shadj as samvadi.

Swars: Dhaivat Varjya in Avroh. Gandhar Komal, Both Nishads. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.

Raga Malhar (Miya Malhar)

2nd Prahar of the Night (9PM to 12AM) or Anytime in Rainy Season.
Kafi thaatSampurna - Shadhav VakraVadi: PanchamSamvadi: Shadj
ʼNSmRPgmRSmRPnDN
nDnPmPggmRS

Pakad: S R · R P · g g m R S · ʼn D ʼN 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 Malhar (Miya Malhar)

Hear the raag in songs you already know - the fastest way to internalise its mood. Tap a tile to play.

Baadal Ghumad Bhar AayeBasant Bahar (1998)Kavita Krishnamurthy (Female version), Suresh Wadkar (Male version)
Bhaye Bhanjana...Darasa Tere Mange Main Tera PujariGuddi (1956)Manna Dey
Ek Bas Tu Hi NainLadki Sayadri Ki (1966)Mehdi Hassan
Karo Sab NichhavarSamrat Prithviraj Chauhan (1966)Asha Bhosle
Na Na Na Baraso BaadalTere Dwar Khada Bhagwan (1959)Lata Mangeshkar
Nach Mere Mora Zara NachNon-film song (1964)Manna Dey
Nacha Re MayuraNon-film song (1957)Manna Dey
Bole Re Papihara, PapiharaNon-film song from "Kehna Usey" (1971)
Vani Jayraman

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