Hi all, Here is some information on the the song from my pal Vaishali. Besides Darbari Kanada; Basant, Adana Malhar, Mian ki Malhar, and other ragas presumably are in the game. This is the kind of stuff I am happy to hear and learn.
vjp Venny, Here's the best explanation I could find about the confusion. Source: chandrakantha.com - Film - Boot Polish - Year - 1954<http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/filmi_sangeet/film_song_1954.html> - Rag - Megh Malhar - Tal - Tintal<http://www.chandrakantha.com/tala_taal/teental_tin_taal/tintal.html> - Music Director(s) - Shankar / Jaikishan - Singer(s) - Manna Dey <http://chandrakantha.com/biodata/manna_dey.html> Comments - There has been considerable confusion about this song and what rag to ascribe it to. According to Manna Day's recollection of this recording, this song is based upon Malhar. Although his own published recollections should settle the matter, they don't. The first problem is that Manna Dey <http://chandrakantha.com/biodata/manna_dey.html> simply referred to it as "Malhar", and ignores the fact that Malhar is not a single rag, but a class of related rags (e.g. Megh Malhar, Mian ki Malhar). One should be able to listen to the piece and tell which Malhar it is. Unfortunately this too is a problem, because the Shankar / Jaikishan team just did not quite get it right. Due either to ignorance, carelessness, or rebelliousness, they twisted the rag and threw in so much unrelated stuff that it became unrecognisable. This has caused various people to ascribe this song to Basant, Darbari Kanada, Adana Malhar, Mian ki Malhar, and a host of other rag(a)s. I do not claim to have the final answer, but the theme of the song suggests that the composers intent was Megh Malhar. Therefore, that is the way we are classifying this song here. However do not use this song as a guide to understanding the nature of Megh Malhar. Hope this helps. Vaishali On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Venantius J Pinto < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Charudatt, > Indeed thanks for the correction. I will also ask one of my pals who knows > more about to make doubly sure. > In case you do not know this yet Charudutt, you are one of perhaps 3-4 > non-Christians (although I am sure imbued in Judeo-Christian > thought--culturally) including Parrikar (photographer) who has shared and > well as corrected me on cultural issues. Thanks, and "Twam" cheera parichit. > > Viyadasami+Vijayadarshini. > ++++++++++++ > venantius j pinto > > >> From: Charudatt Prabhudesai <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Dasain Greetings to Venantius >> >> Wish you and all a merry Vijayadasami, too! >> Just one thing to add - The Youtube song 'lapaka zhapaka tu are badarva' >> may not be set to raga malhar. Perhaps it is raaga Darbari kanada. Happens >> to be one of my favoured ragas, therefore "cheera parichit" to me. >> Thanks all the same! >> >
