Raag Malkauns
Deep, ancient, gravity itself - five komal-leaning 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: Rishabh and Pancham Varjya. Gandhar, Dhaivat and Nishad Komal. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Malkauns
3rd Prahar of the Night (12AM to 3AM)Pakad: ʼd ʼn S g m · g m n d m · d n Ṡ · gʼ Ṡ n d
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 Malkauns
17 Hindi and regional film songs composed on Raag Malkauns, 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.