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Raagkosh – Alphabetical list (S-Z)

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Please pick a letter:

A, B, C, D, E, F,
G, H, I , J, K, L,
M, N, O, P, Q, R,
S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

 

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

^ Top

Z

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Raagkosh – Alphabetical list (M-R)

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Please pick a letter:

A, B, C, D, E, F,
G, H, I , J, K, L,
M, N, O, P, Q, R,
S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

M

N

O

P

Q

R

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Click here to pick a Thaat (parent Scale)
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Click here to see the entire list alphabetically

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Raagkosh – Alphabetical list (G-L)

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Please pick a letter:

A, B, C, D, E, F,
G, H, I , J, K, L,
M, N, O, P, Q, R,
S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

 

 

G

H

I

J

^ Top

K

L

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Click here to see the entire list alphabetically

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Punjabi Virsa 2008 – Announced

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Punjabi Virsa 2008

I am pleased to announce that we are planning our Punjabi Virsa 2008 tour. This tour will include stops in Canada and the USA. Some concerts have been confirmed, other details are still coming in. To stay up to date please book mark "www.punjabivirsa2008.com" or go to www.plasmarecords.com and subscribe for our newsletter. See you in your city soon!

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Back from Europe

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Hello everyone,
I am back from our European tour. As I am getting back into my old schedule, I am going to post some videos for you. Here is the second video from Manmohan Waris’s Dil Nachda Album. Lyrics are by Mangal Hathur, Video director is Azim Parkar and music is by yours truly. I hope you will like it.

Punjabi Virsa 2007 – The European Tour

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Three of us (Manmohan Waris, Kamal Heer and myself) are again taking the ‘Punjabi Virsa’ on the road. Our European tour, ‘Punjabi Virsa 2007’ starts on 26th of August with an open-air show at Alton Towers England. From there, we will visit Italy, Greece, Austria and Scotland and finish the tour back in England. I hope to see you all at the concerts. Bring lots of enthusiasm and I promise you that all your expectations will be exceeded.

Punjabi Virsa 2007 - Manmohan Waris, Kamal Heer & Sangtar

Alton Towers Theme Park,
Staffordshire, UK
August 26th 2007
More information and tickets: http://www.r33ce.com/ or  07932 994 861
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Parisos Stadium,
Athens, Greece
September 1st, 2007
More information and tickets: 697 252 6807
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Pala Brescia Concert Hall,
Brescia, Italy
September 2nd, 2007
More information and tickets: 329 879 6966
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Royal Concert Hall,
Glasgow, Scotland
September 4th, 2007
More information and tickets: 07958 513 487
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Reggio Emilia,
Reggio Emilia, Italy,
September 8th, 2007
More information and tickets: 328 409 2421
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San Felice Circeo,
Latina, Italy.
September 9th, 2007
More information and tickets: 329 466 3666
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Wembley Arena,
London, UK
September 15th, 2007
More information and tickets: 07958 513 487
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Woodville Hall,
Gravesend, UK
September 16th, 2007
More information and tickets: 07958 513 487
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Vienna,
Langenfeld gasse 13-15, 1120 Wien(Vienna), Austria.
September 14th, 2007
More information and tickets: 699 1946 8540
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Frankfurt,
Germany.
September 21st, 2007
More information and tickets:
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Athena Concert Hall,
Leicester, UK
September 22nd, 2007
More information and tickets: 07958 513 487
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Civic Hall,
Wolverhampton, UK
September 23rd, 2007
More information and tickets: 07958 513 487

Please note that Plasma Records has no plans to release any concert from this tour on DVD. Below is the schedule of this tour. If there is any change, I will try to correct it as soon as possible. For more up to date information, please visit Plasma Records web page at www.plasmarecords.com

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Raag Bilaval

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Raag Bilaval

Bilaval has the luster
of the blue lotus.
Arranging jewels
upon her body,
she makes secret signs
to her lover.
How can she forget
for one moment,
her chosen deity,
the God of Love?
Sangeet Darpan

Raag Bilaval is a Sampooran-sampooran Raag of Bilaval Thaat. All notes in this Raag are natural. Its Vadi note is Dhaivat so it is a morning Raag. In practice it sometimes sounds just like Kalyaan (Yaman) therefore, it is also known as morning’s Kalyaan.

Nishad (ni) and Gandhar (Ga) are Vakar (played by jumping one note).
There is another version of this Raag, which is called Alyhia Bilaval. Alyhia Bilaval is a chchadav-sampooran Raag (6-7). Madhyam is omitted in ascending. In addition, Alyhia Bilaval has both Nishads (Ni natural and komal).

Thaat: Bilaval
Jati: Sampooran-sampooran (7-7)
Vadi Svara: Dhaivat (Dha)
Samvadi Svara: Gandhar (Ga)
Vikrat Svaras: None (Nishad in Alyhia)
Virjit Svaras: None
Time: Morning

Bilaval “Aroh- Avroh”
Lakshan Geet Raag Bilaval:

Raag Bilaval Lakshan Geet
Here is the same composition in Staff Notation:
Raag Bilaval Lakshan Geet- Staff

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Raag Yaman

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Pilgrims going to Mecca' by Leon Belly, French. Oil, 1861Yaman is a beautiful Raag. It is a simple Raag, thus it is easy to learn and hard to break. It can be accepted as the asharya (first) Raag of Kaliaan thaat, as it is a Sampooran/Sampooran Raag. Yaman is found in two versions. The second version is called Yaman Kaliaan. Although Yaman Kalian should have some use of Komal Madhyam (Natural Fourth).

Thaat: Kalian
Jati: Sampooran-Sampooran (7-7)
Vadi Svara: Gandhar (Ga)
Samvadi Svara: Nishad (Ni)
Vikrat Svaras: Ma Tivar (Fourth Sharp)
Verjit Svaras: None
Time: Evening
Yaman-Aroh/avroh
Composition:

Yaman-lakshn Geet Aik Taal

Here is the same Composition in Staff Notation

Raag Yaman Lakshan Geet Staff Notation

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Raag: Chaal, Bandish & Lakshan Geet

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Now it is the time to start posting Raags. I wrote a post about ‘properties of a Raag‘ a while ago. You may revise that post. As described in that post, each Raag will be posted with the following information:
1. Raag Name
2. Modern Thaat Association
3. Jati (7-6-5 notes etc.)
4. Vadi and Samvadi Notes
5. Vikrat and/or Verjit Notes
6. Time of performance
7. Aroh (Ascending) and
8. Avroh (Descending)

These elements are essential to learn ‘about’ a Raag. However, to perform a Raag, the following are also necessary:

Chaal (flow): Many Raags share notes. Every Raag has its unique flow of notes, however. I call this "essential phrases." One must know these phrases to perform a Raag properly. The first and the minimum requirement would be to know a Raag’s ‘Pakad’, the catch phrase of the Raag. I will start with the ‘Pakads’. Later on, we will get into detailed Chaals.

Bandish (composition): There is no better way to learn a Raag than learning a tune in it. It is easier to see the rules of a Raag illustrated in a composition. I will post at least one composition for each Raag.

Lakshan Geet: Many classical composers created songs about Raags and then composed them in that Raag. By learning the composition and the words, the Raag is fully revealed. These words explain the chaal, vadi/samvadi notes and other essential information about the Raag. Wherever possible, I will post a Lakshan Geet. Although, this may not have any value for those who don’t understand Hindi or Brij.

First, I will post the first Raag from each Thaat, also know as Ashirya Raag. Then the randomness will follow. Enjoy.

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