Raag Bageshri/Bageshree - Lovestruck, playful and always majestic..
Raag Bageshree/Bageshwari is a very beautiful raag & the main beauty of this raag lies in swars म ध & नि॒. In this raag swar प is eliminated generally, but used stylistically to anchor the beauty of its Ma and Dha. Raag Details: Bageshri is an old and ‘big’ raga, the warmth in its tones wraps the listener in enchantment. It finds mention in the older treatises as “Vageeshwari.” Thaat – Kafi Jaati – Shadav- Sampoorna Vadi Swar – M i.e म (मध्यम ) Samvadi Swar- S i.e सा (षडज) Time – Midnight Aaroh – सा नि़॒ ध नि़॒ सा, म ग॒ म, ध नि॒ सां । Avroh – सां नि॒ ध , म ग॒, (to detail… म प ध ग॒) म ग॒ रे सा । pakad – सा नि़॒ ध, नि़॒ सा, म ध नि़॒ ध म ग॒ रे सा (़ this indicates that it is a lower octave (मंद्र सप्तक) Andolan on Komal Ga (g) and nyaas on Shuddha Ma (M) Komal Swars : ग॒,नि॒ (g,n) Sharing a beginning alaap to start with.. Raag Bageshree - A beginning Alaap by swaravanshi On the lighter side, one of the songs I have always enjoyed is "Radha Na Bo...