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Darbari Kanada दरबारी कानड़ा

A grave late-night Kanada raga defined by slow, oscillated komal Ga and Dha and curved descending movement.

Darbari Kanada ascent

A curved ascent cue rather than a straight natural-minor run.

  1. SaC4
  2. ReD4
  3. MaF4
  4. gaD♯4
  5. ReD4
  6. SaC4
  7. MaF4
  8. PaG4
  9. dhaG♯4
  10. niA♯4
  11. Sa′C5
Scale map
CSaC#·DReD#gaE·FMaF#·GPaG#dhaA·A#niB·

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Sing the Darbari Kanada phrase.

Listen to the selected outline, wait for the two-beat count-in, then sing it without adding or replacing a swara. The score checks fixed pitch positions and timing; it does not judge ornament or gharana-specific intonation.

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  1. SaC4
  2. ReD4
  3. MaF4
  4. gaD♯4
  5. ReD4
  6. SaC4
  7. MaF4
  8. PaG4
  9. dhaG♯4
  10. niA♯4
  11. Sa′C5

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Aroha

Sa Re · Ma ga Re Sa · Ma Pa dha ni Sa′

Avroh

Sa′ ni dha ni Pa · Ma Pa · Ma ga Ma Re Sa

Pakad cue

Sa Re Ma ga · Sa dhạ nị Pạ · Ma ga Ma Re Sa

Swara map

Komal Ga, komal Dha, and komal Ni with shuddha Re, Ma, and Pa. Ga and Dha require deep andolan in performance; fixed browser pitches are only a map.

Beginner focus

  1. Stay slow and give komal Ga and Dha time to oscillate in sung or acoustic practice.
  2. Use the curved Ma–ga–Ma–Re descent instead of a straight scale return.
  3. Explore the lower register; the raga loses weight when every phrase rushes upward.

Common mistakes

  • Playing Darbari as a plain natural-minor scale.
  • Striking komal Ga and Dha as short fixed semitones with no andolan.
  • Using a bright, fast articulation before the slow phrase grammar is secure.

Reference and variation

This page uses a widely taught beginner outline. Raga treatment, characteristic phrases, intonation, and vadi–samvadi descriptions can differ across gharanas and authorities. Compare the notation with listening and your teacher’s approach.

Hindustani Raga Index: Darbari

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Editorial and interactive check completed · Specialist teacher review not recorded · Updated 25 August 2026