Ahir Bhairav

Ahir bhairav is a Hindustani classical raga. Its a mixture of Bhairav and the ancient but now rare raga Ahiri or Abhiri. or a mixture of Bhairav and Kafi

Theory

Arohana & Avarohana

Arohana

S r G m P D n S'

Avarohana

S' n D P m G r S

Key:
S, R, G, m, P, D, N: shuddha (natural);
r, g, d, n : komal (flat);
M: teevra (sharp)

Pa and Sa are sometimes avoided in ascending [Arohan].. The descend can be direct, but is often expressed as S' n D P m, G m ^Gr ~ S with a slight oscillation on komal re to express the character of Bhairav

Vadi & Samavadi

Vadi
ma
Samavadi
Sa
But Ga, Pa and Dha are also frequently sustained.

Organization & Relationships

Also there may be impressions of Kafi, the image of Ahir Bhairav is easily maintained with the characteristic passage ṇ Ḍ ṇ/r~ S Specially the characteristic Bhairavi vibrato on komal re. Sometimes shuddha Ni is used in the lower octave to emphazise the Bhairav character.

Behavior

Ahir Bhairav is typical uttarang raga, which means emphasis is on the upper tetrachord.

Samay (Time)

Dawn, around 4-6AM.

Seasonality

Certain ragas have seasonal associations.

Historical Information

Important Recordings

Wasif-ud-din Dagar, Music Today Cassette:A97015, (Alap and Composition in Dhamar); 'Chalo sakhi braj raje'

References

SONGS BASED ON AHIR BHAIRAV:

1. PUCHHO NAA KAISE MAINE RAIN BITAAI 2. VAKTA KARATAA JO VAFAA AAP HAMAARE HOTE. 3. AB TERE BIN JEE LENGE HUM ( ASHIQI, NADIM SHRAVAN) 4. SOLA BARAS KI BAALI UMAR KO SALAM

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Links

SRA on Samay and Ragas
SRA on Ragas and Thaats

Examples

• Alap on sitar by Abhik Mukherjee(YouTube)
• from YouYube by Pandit Jasraj
• ghazal "mein ne jo geet" from Naushad by Mehendra Kapoor
• vocal rendition by Sanjeev Abhayankar(part 1)(part 2)(part 3)
• Alap on sitar by Swanand

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