Swaravanshi - Music for the heart from the soul

Raag Bhimpalasi  I have to admit, like many a music lover, I have also fallen in love with this naturally sweet raag. As Rajan ParrikarJi quotes in his music site, "The ati-madhur and ati-priya Raga Bhimpalasi has the penetrating power to infect the human mind and control it for days and weeks on end. There is as yet no known antidote to the Bhimpalasi contagion." It is a raag we have been quite attuned to, Thanks to the many light music compositions extensively employed in Indian cinema. I first learnt the simpler Drut composition, Jaa Ja re Apne Mandirwa, but it was an absolute pleasure to learn a beautiful khayal - Akhiyan Mori laag rahi, in Vilambit ektaal from my Guru. I have a long way to go mastering this raaga, but I can say learning it made me immensely happy, and helped shape my vocal skills as well. This raaga sounds very similar to Abheri ragam of Carnatic (derived, janya of Karaharapriya) The structure of Raag Bhimpalasi is as follows: Aroha: n' S g M P...