Raag Surdasi Malhar
Surdasi Malhar is a Kafi-thaat raag, given its full colour in the anytime in rainy season. It uses five swaras on the way up and six 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: Gandhar and Dhaivat Varjya in Aaroh. Gandhar Varjya in Avroh. Both Nishads. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Surdasi Malhar
Anytime in Rainy SeasonPakad: m R ʼN S · Ṡ · n D m P n D P · m R P m D P · m R 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 Surdasi Malhar
A song composed on Raag Surdasi Malhar, 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.