Darbari Kanada

In Hindustani music, Darbari follows almost its original style of singing from the Carnatic music. It 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 arohana is in the lower and middle octaves. In the avarohana 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 swara is Re and Samavadi is Pa.

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

avarohana: 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 Abhogi Kanada, Shahana Kanada, and Adana (Adana is part of the Kanada Raga group).

• Amir Khan, Raagaas Maarwa and Darbaari, Odeon LP (long-playing record), ODEON-MOAE 103, later reissued by HMV as EMI-EALP1253, critically regarded as a benchmark for both Maarwa and Darbaari.
• Pt. D. V. Paluskar, Jhanak Jhanakva More Bitchuwa, Golden Milestones, D. V. Paluskar. This is actually closer to raag Adaana than Darbaari.
• East Atlanta rapper JID, samples the Darbaari raga on his song 151 Rum (song)

It is an ubhaya vakra sampurna rāgam derived from the 20th melakarta rāgam Natabhairavi.[4] It is an extremely melodious raga. It can create extreme and unparalleled emotional impact. It is said to evoke feeling of sadness, longing and romance to listeners. 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 Ṡ[lower-alpha 1]
• avarohaṇa : Ṡ D₁ N₂ P M₁ P G₂ R₂ S[lower-alpha 2]

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

• Chandra chuda shiva shankara parvati by Purandara Dasa
• Govardhana Giridhara by Narayana Teerthar
• Nee ninaindhal by Periyasaami Thooran
• Pâdodhi Kanyakâm by Kalyani Varadarajan
• Devan ke pati Indra by Swathi Thirunal
• Tum aur fareeb khaow by Farida Khanum
• Hari Tum Haro by Mirabai
• Darbari Thillana by Lalgudi Jayaraman

• List of Film Songs based on Ragas

• Film Songs in Rag Darbari Kanada Archived 3 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine
• More details about raga DarbariKanada