S. Balachander's Music Blog

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Raga Desi - Importance of Shruti Bheda

Posted on 15 November, 2022 • 6 min read

What is Shruti Bheda? All around the world, there are many different types of tuning systems or ways to divide a musical octave. The most…

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Raga Hamir Kalyan - A Farmaish

Posted on 16 July, 2022 • 5 min read

In the tradition of Indian classical music, it is not unusual for a fan or a patron to request an artist to perform a specific Raga or a…

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Raga Alapana in Raga Bilaskhani Todi

Posted on 19 June, 2022 • 3 min read

I have covered Raga Bilaskhani Todi before. You might have heard my earlier release where I perform a Pallavi in Raga Bilaskhani Todi, with…

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Raga Durga - An Oriental Pentatonic

Posted on 29 May, 2022 • 4 min read

Raga Durga is very popular in Indian music. It has an audhava or a pentatonic scale. This scale is also found in traditional music of…

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Raga Malkauns - The Calming Melody

Posted on 01 May, 2022 • 4 min read

There are many systems of Raga classifcation in Indian Classical Music including Raga - Ragini, Melakarta, Janaka - Janya, Thaat, etc. These…

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Raga Hamsadhwani - Raga of the North and South

Posted on 17 April, 2022 • 3 min read

Raga Hamsadhwani is a very popular Raga played extensively in both North and South India. You may have heard the popular Kriti (lyrical…

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Veena and Vani - A musical conversation in Raga Shuddha Sarang

Posted on 03 April, 2022 • 4 min read

Indian Classical music has a time-honoured tradition of vocals and veena performing together. You may have already read about it during our…

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Raga Bhairav - a Heritage Raga

Posted on 20 March, 2022 • 3 min read

There are many systems of Raga classifcation in Indian Classical Music including Raga - Ragini, Melakarta, Janaka - Janya, and Thaat. These…