Raga Pahadi

Raga Pahadi takes its name from the hills (pahad) of northern India, and its melodies grow out of the folk songs of the hill regions. It is a light, flexible raga, heard at any time of day, and it is a favourite for dhuns, thumris and the closing pieces of a concert. Mishra Pahadi is its ‘mixed’ form, in which musicians freely add other notes for colour.

Pahadi is built mostly on natural notes with a simple, singing shape, which is why it sounds so immediately welcoming.

It is the most recorded raga in the Aimrec catalogue, heard on santoor, bansuri, slide guitar and voice, from Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya and Deepak Ram to Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty.

Aimrec recordings of Raga Pahadi

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  ConfluenceDeepak Ram, Enayet Hossain · 2021Raga: Mishra Pahadi
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  Introduction to Indian Music Vol. 2Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Zakir Hussain, others · 2019Dhun in Mishra Pahadi · Dhun in Mishra Pahadi
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  IncandescentDeepak Ram, Enayet Hossain · 2016Raga: Mishra Pahadi
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  RenditionsHidayat Khan, Sandip Bhattacharjee, others · 2016Thumri in Pahadi
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  The Magical VoicePandit Ajoy Chakraborty, Samar Saha · 2013Raga: Mishra Pahadi
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  The Exotic SantoorPandit Tarun Bhattacharya, Ustad Sabir Khan · 2010Folk Melody in Pahadi
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  Strings Of The Soul Volume 1Barun Kumar Pal, Enayet Hossain · 2010Raga Mishra Pahadi
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  Shades of SantoorPandit Tarun Bhattacharya, Enayet Hossain · 2010Raga Pahadi (live) - Accompanied by Saleiman Azizi on tabla

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