SIDHHI - सिद्धी | Darbaari Kaanadaa - दरबारी कानडा

Posted by A+S , , 22.5.10 5/22/2010 08:09:00 PM


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There can be no doubt that Darbaari Kaanadaa is one of the most popular raag in the entire North Indian system of classical music. A few common songs are "Ghunghat Ke Pat Khol Re Tohe Piya Milenge", "Jhana Jhanak Tori Baje Payaliaya", "Mujhe Tumse Kuch Bhi Na Chahiye", "O Duniya Ke Rakhwale". This raag is also known as Durbari, or Darbaari Kaanaraa and a host of other transliterations. It is said to have been invented by Tansen who sang in the durbar (royal court) of the Emperor Akbar, hence the name Darbaari Kaanadaa.


The vaadi / samavaadi theory is generally discounted by modern musicologists, but for those who are inclined to follow this, Darbaari Kaanadaa has been particularly problematic. Some suggest that ReDha are the vadi and samvadi; however, others suggest that it should be Ga and Dha. and Darbaari Kaanadaa has some interesting musical characteristics. It is a night time rag. It is said to be sampurna - sampurna, but it must be presented in a vakra (twisted) fashion to distinguish it from related rags such as Jaunpuri, Asawari, or Adana. It is especially important to emphasize the lower register (mandra saptak) and the lower tetrachord (i.e., purvang) to distinguish this rag from Adana.


Darbaari Kaanadaa has an interesting approach to its intervals. The minor 3rd (komal Ga) and the minor 6th (komal Dha) are much lower than usually found; this lower than normal flattening is often referred to in Indian music as ati-komal. Therefore, ati-komal Ga is just ever-so-slightly higher than a natural 2nd (shuddha Re) and the ati-komal Dha is just ever so slightly higher than a natural 5th (Pa). It is this extreme alteration of the intervals that helps give Darbaari Kaanadaa its distinctive character.


Amongst many this raag is renditions by Legend and Maestro Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.


8 Response to "SIDHHI - सिद्धी | Darbaari Kaanadaa - दरबारी कानडा"

  1. Marathi Bola Says:
    May 22, 2010 at 8:19:00 PM GMT+5:30

    Simply Great!!!

    *April 8, 2010 8:27 AM

  2. Ravindra Nevgi Says:
    May 22, 2010 at 8:21:00 PM GMT+5:30

    thnx for siddhi

    *April 8, 2010 8:35 AM

  3. Yograj Says:
    May 22, 2010 at 8:22:00 PM GMT+5:30

    Thanks....nice..you just cant forget famous Natyageet in darabari..MRUG NAYANA RASIK MOHINI..God Bless

    *April 8, 2010 1:29 PM

  4. Ameet Parikh Says:
    May 22, 2010 at 8:23:00 PM GMT+5:30

    gr8 one

    *April 10, 2010 11:39 AM

  5. Hemant Limaye Says:
    June 13, 2010 at 2:24:00 PM GMT+5:30

    I enjoyed Darbari Kanada verymuch. Thanks

  6. Meena Trivedi Says:
    February 7, 2011 at 12:47:00 PM GMT+5:30

    aaha

  7. ganu says:
    February 17, 2011 at 2:46:00 PM GMT+5:30

    apratim

  8. मिलिंद पळसुले Says:
    June 20, 2012 at 6:39:00 PM GMT+5:30

    Superb

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