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Hem Bihag

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Hem-Behag is a late night (samay) raga in North Indian classical music that was composed by Ustad Baba Allauddin Khan.

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Origin

Hem-Behag has principal roots in a more common raga, Bihag. Hem-Behag or Bihag takes aspects of Raga Hemant. The raga centers around shudha Madhyam (vadi) and Ni (samavadi), but this is variable.

Structure

  • Arohana: Ni Sa Ga Ma(shuddh) Pa Ni Sa
  • Avarohana: Sa Ni Dha Ma(shudha)Pa Ma Ga Ma Re Sa

    • Good sources for listening would be:

    1. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan & Pandit Ravi Shankar Duet performing an Alaap in this raag.
    2. Pandit Nikhil Banerjee

    References

    Hem Bihag Wikipedia
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