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 Bole Na Bole Re" sung by Lata Mangeshkar from movie Azad (1955), lyrics Rajendra Krishna, music by C Ramchandra. This song shows the playful, playing hard-to-get mood (bhaav) of Bageshree. Meena Kumari looks very pretty and adorable dancing and singing in the movie, and Lataji has sung this tough on breath management number with poise and inimitable ease!
Sharing my recording of the song - Radha Na Bole Na Bole Re..
Radha Na Bole Na Bole Re - Azaad (1955) by swaravanshi
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 Bole Na Bole Re" sung by Lata Mangeshkar from movie Azad (1955), lyrics Rajendra Krishna, music by C Ramchandra. This song shows the playful, playing hard-to-get mood (bhaav) of Bageshree. Meena Kumari looks very pretty and adorable dancing and singing in the movie, and Lataji has sung this tough on breath management number with poise and inimitable ease!
Sharing my recording of the song - Radha Na Bole Na Bole Re..
Radha Na Bole Na Bole Re - Azaad (1955) by swaravanshi
