Zeelaf or Zilaf is a
raga in
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, si ...
. It is a pentatonic melody (i.e. containing only 5
svaras) is composed of the following svaras :
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. It is performed very rarely. Zeelaf also employs the subtle GM -> S meend. It is from the
Asavari Thaat. But it is played in the Bhairav aang also. Zeelaf has been used by
Qawwal
Qawwali (Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), (Gurmukhi); Urdu: ( Nasta'liq); Hindi: क़व्वाली (Devanagari); Bengali: কাওয়ালি (Bengali)) is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing, originating from the Indian subcontinent ...
s and
Khayals.
History
Amir Khusru, the father of
Qawwali
Qawwali (Punjabi language, Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), (Gurmukhi); Urdu: (Nastaʿlīq, Nasta'liq); Hindi: क़व्वाली (Devanagari); Bengali language, Bengali: কাওয়ালি (Bengali alphabet, Bengali)) is a form of Sufi Isl ...
, is said to have created about twelve new melodies or
ragas
A ''raga'' or ''raag'' (; also ''raaga'' or ''ragam''; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a melodic mode. The ''rāga'' is a unique and central feature of the classical Indian music tradition, and as a ...
, among which is Zeelaf.
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References
External links
Blog on ragas
Hindustani ragas
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