Darbari Kanada

Darbari Kanada, or simply Raga Darbari, (pronounced darbāri kānada), is a raga in the Kanada family, which is thought to have originated in Carnatic music and brought into Hindustani classical music by Miyan Tansen, the legendary 16th-century composer in emperor Akbar's court. This tradition is reflected in the name itself; ''Darbar'' is the Persian derived word in Hindi meaning "court." As the most familiar raga in the Kanada family, it may sometimes also be called Shuddha Kanada or ''pure Kanada''. It belongs to the Asavari thaat. This raag is called raaga Kaanada in Yakshagana Karnataka state dance

It is also sometimes written as Durbari and Durbarikanada.''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras

In Hindustani classical music

Darbari is a grave raga, played deep into the night, considered to be one of the more difficult to master, and with the potential for profound emotional impact.

Darbari is a very serious raga and hence, slow and elaborate meend and andolan are generally more preferred than light and frivolous ornamentations like murki or khatka. The improvisation of Darbari is done more in the mandra saptak, or lower octave.

The ascension of ''arohana'' is in the lower and middle octaves. In the ''avarohana'' the note Ga (''gandhar'') ''komal'' is used in a slow vibrato (''andolan'') on this note. Similarly, komal Dha is also used by Andolan. The Andolan of komal Ga and komal Dha add to the gravity of the raga. The association of the notes Ni and Pa sounds pleasing. Its Vadi swara is Re and Samavadi is Pa.

arohana: S R (R)g, (R)g M P d n S'

avarohana: S' d n P M P (M)g, (M)g M (S)R, S

For reference, the set of notes in the Asavari thaat is S R g M P d n, and for Darbari, the role of the ''komal gandhar'' is crucial, as is dwelling on the lower komal dhaivat for some time.

Other ragas in the Kanada family include Nayaki Kanada, Abhogi Kanada, Shahana Kanada, Kaushi Kanada, Bageshree Kanada and Adana. (see Adana is part of the Kanada Raga group)

Important recordings

* Amir Khan, Raagaas Maarwa and Darbaari, Odeon LP (long-playing record), ODEON-MOAE 103, later reissued by HMV as EMI-EALP1253, critically regarded as a benchmark for both Maarwa and Darbaari.
* Pt. D. V. Paluskar, Jhanak Jhanakva More Bitchuwa, Golden Milestones, D. V. Paluskar. This is actually closer to raag Adaana than Darbaari.
* East Atlanta rapper JID, samples the Darbaari raga on his song 151 Rum (song)

In Carnatic music

It is an ''ubhaya vakra sampurna'' rāgam derived from the 20th melakarta rāgam Natabhairavi.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications Its ''ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa'' structure is as follows (see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on the notations used):
* ārohaṇa :
* avarohaṇa :

This scale uses the notes ''chatusruti rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kaisiki nishadham''.

Compositions in Carnatic music

''Chandra chuda shiva shankara parvati'' by Purandara Dasa

''Govardhana Giridhara'' by Narayana Teerthar

''Nee ninaindhal'' by Periyasaami Thooran

''Pâdodhi Kanyakâm'' by Kalyani Varadarajan

''Devan ke pati Indra'' by Swathi Thirunal

''Tum aur fareeb khaow'' by farida khanum

Film Songs

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Malayalam

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See also

* List of Film Songs based on Ragas

Notes

References

External links

Film Songs in Rag Darbari Kanada

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