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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)
Bhairavi thaatAudhav - AudhavVadi: MadhyamSamvadi: Shadj
SgmdnṠ
ṠndmgS

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.

Aaye Sur Ke Panchhi AayeSur Sangam (1985)Rajan Mishra · music: Laxmikant, Pyarelal
Adha Hai Chandrama Raat AdhiNavrang (1959)Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle · music: C. Ramchandra
Ankhiyana Sang Ankhiya Lagi AajBada Aadami (1961)Mohd. Rafi · music: Chitragupta
Balma Mane NaOpera House (1961)Lata Mangeshkar · music: Chitragupta
Darbar Mein Upar Wale Ke (a.k.a. Ye Waqt Ki Hera Pheri)Hera Pheri (1976)Kishore Kumar, Mahendra Kapoor · music: Kalyanji-Anandji
Dip Jalaye Jo Geeton Ke MaineKalakaar (1983)Suresh Wadkar · music: Bappi Lahari
Ek Ladki Thi Kitni SharmiliLove You Hamesha (1999)Kavita Krishnamurti · music: A.R. Rahman
Jaane Bahaar Husn TeraPyar Kiya Tho Darna Kya (1963)Mohd. Rafi · music: Ravi
Man Tarapat Hari Darshan KoBaiju Bawra (1952)Mohd. Rafi · music: Naushad
Mujhe Na BulaSuvarna Sundari (1958)
Lata Mangeshkar · music: Narayan Rao
Lata Mangeshkar · music: S. N. Tripathi
Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor · music: S.N. Tripathi
Rang Raliyan Karat Soutane Ke SangBirbal - My Brother (1973)
Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj · music: Shyam & Prabhakar
Asha Bhosle · music: Ravi
Tu Chhupi Hai KahanNavrang (1959)
Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey · music: C. Ramchandra
Manna Dey · music: Vasant Desai
Mohd. Rafi · music: Hansraj Bahal

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