Bageshri

A late-night raga that lingers between intimacy and separation. Its attraction comes from the way phrases gather around Ma and return with a different emotional shade.

Melancholy · Karuna · Tenderness Romance · Shringar · Connection

◷ Midnight (00:00–03:00) / Night (21:00–00:00)

6 sourced songs6 film songs1 labelled raag-based1 YouTube recordings3 Spotify links

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AROHANA · ASCENT

S g m D n S′

AVAROHANA · DESCENT

S′ n D m P D m g R S

Thaat: Kafi
Jati: Often Audav–Sampurna
Vadi / Samvadi: m / S

Reading the notes ↗

Re is often omitted in ascent; Pa may be restrained and approached in a turning descent. Treatments vary between lineages. These are introductory outlines; phrases, ornament and tradition give a raga its identity.

FROM THE CLASSICAL TO THE CINEMATIC