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Many songs in Indian films are based on ragas of Indian classical music. This song list includes those that are primarily set to the given raga, without major deviation from the musical scale.
Raga Based Film Songs Indexed by Rag (Raga) Below is a table of well known rags (ragas). Click on the desired link to get a list of film songs and other popular songs in these rags. You can also reference the information indexed by song titles.
- Raag Bhairav
- Raag Bilawal
- Raag Kafi
- Raag Kalyan
Raag Bhairav is a raga that is equally and evenly paced through its singing patterns. Such ragas are suggested to be practiced in the early morning hours - usually, it’s the first raga your begin your practice with. It is also nicknamed the “King of the morning ragas” too - it is considered to be a masculine raga. In its ascending order, Raag Bhair...
Raag Bilawal is a parent raga that has its musical notes arranged randomly. This raga is typically supposed to be practiced in late-night hours and is the raag that is popular in the Indian genre of music - ghazals. In the ascending order, it has the following arrangement: ‘Sa’- ‘Re’ - ‘Ga’- ‘Ma’ - ‘Ga’ - ‘Pa’- ‘Dha’ - ‘Ni’- ‘Dha’ - ‘Ni’ And in its...
Raag Kafi is the Hindustani equivalent of the Carnatic Raga Kharaharapriya. It is equally paced in its singing patterns and is one of those ragas that form the foundation from which smaller ragas are made. This parent raga, like Raag Bhairav, is supposed to be practiced at night. In the ascending order, it is arranged as: ‘Sa’- ‘Re’ - ‘Ga’- ‘Ma’ - ...
Raag Kalyan is a raga that is particularly practiced in devotional songs and its name derived the meaning - ‘blessing’. It is also one of the most important ragas that fall under those practiced in the evening hours. It is also one of those ragas that have all the seven musical notes, equally aligned and arranged. In the ascending order, it is arra...
This page gives you an introduction to raga parent scales through some of the best-loved ragas in Indian classical music – Yaman, Bhimpalasi, Bageshree, Jhinjhoti, Jaunpuri, Bihag, and Bhupali. In Hindustani (North Indian) classical music, the most common way to classify a raga is under ten parent scales (called thaat ).
The time theory in Indian Classical Music suggests that Ragas are associated with time. They are to be sung at specific times in the day to create a specific mood or experience. Presenting...
This is a list of various Ragas in Hindustani classical music. There is no exact count/known number of ragas which are there in Indian classical music. Once Ustad Vilayat Khan saheb at the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival, Pune said before beginning his performance – "There are approximately four lakh raags in Hindustani Classical music. Many ...
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Indian classical music has two foundational elements, raga and tala. The raga, based on a varied repertoire of swara (notes including microtones), forms the fabric of a deeply intricate melodic structure, while the tala measures the time cycle. [8]
