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 North Indian 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. ^[1] This raag is called Kannada in Yakshagana.

It is also sometimes written as Durbari and Durbarikanada.^[2]

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.^[3] 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 aroha is in the lower and middle octaves. In the avroha 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 swar is Re and Samavadi is Pa.

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

avaroha: 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 (considered as the main Kanada), Abhogi Kanada, Shahana Kanada, Kaushi Kanada, Bageshree Kanada and Adana. (see Adana is part of the Kanada Raga group)

	Raga Darbari Kanada Abdul Wahid Khan performs Raga Darbari Kanada in 1947
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Important recordings

• Amir Khan, Ragas Marwa and Darbari, Odeon LP (long-playing record), ODEON-MOAE 103, later reissued by HMV as EMI-EALP1253, critically regarded as a benchmark for both Marwa and Darbari.
• Pt. D. V. Paluskar, Jhanak Jhanakva More Bitchuwa, Golden Milestones, D. V. Paluskar.
• Adithya Srinivasan, Devanke, 58th Grammy Awards accepted entry.

In Carnatic music

It is an ubhaya vakra sampurna rāgam derived from the 20th melakarta rāgam Natabhairavi.^[4] Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on the notations used):

• ārohaṇa : S R2 G2 S M1 P D1 N2 S'
• avarohaṇa : S' D1 N2 P M1 P G2 R2 S

This scale uses the notes chatusruti rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kaisiki nishadham.^[4]

Health benefits of Raga Darbari

Raga Darbari is reputed to cure insomnia and induce sleep. In an interview with News X, the well known singer Pandit Jasraj recounts a Doctor friend of his in Pune having used Raga Darbari at his Gynecological Nursing home. Allowing the patients to listen to this Raga allowed them to reduce the dosages of pethidine injections for pregnant women, from 150 grams to just 50.^[5]

See also

• List of Film Songs based on Ragas

References

1. ↑ Hindustani Sangeetha Paddhati (4 volumes, Marathi) (1909–1932). Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande. Sangeet Karyalaya (1990 reprint). ISBN 81-85057-35-4. This book, which establishes the Thaat system, has been widely translated.
2. ↑ Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
3. ↑ Rajan P. Parrikar (2000-12-11). "The Kanada Constellation (Part 1/3)". South Asian Women's Forum. Retrieved 2007-04-11. 
4. 1 2 Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications
5. ↑ Singh, Jujhar. "Interview with Pandit Jasraj". You Tube. Art Talk Series. Retrieved 5 September 2015. 

External links

• Film Songs in Rag Darbari Kanada
• More details about raga DarbariKanada