Ahir Bhairav

Arohana and avarohana Arohana: Avarohana: Key: S, G, M, P, D: shuddha (natural); r, n : komal (flat); Pa and Sa are sometimes avoided in ascending Arohan. The descent 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. The Carnatic music equivalent to this raga is Chakravakam. Related ragas: • Bhairav • Nat Bhairav Thaat: Bhairav == Behaviour ==

Ahir Bhairav is a typical uttarang raga, which means emphasis is on the upper tetrachord. Performance It is usually sung as the first Prahr of the morning, around 6:00 am – 9:00 am. == Recordings and compositions==

Ravi Shankar, Three Classical Ragas. His Master's Voice LP, 1957. and Angel Records CD, 2000. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Raga Ahir Bhairav and Marriage Song from Uttar Pradesh. Nimbus Records CD, 1987. Nikhil Banerjee, Raga Ahir Bhairav. Multitone Records, UK Limited, 1995. LP. (Available on iTunes.) Wasif-ud-din Dagar, Chalo sakhi braj raje. Alap and Composition in Dhamar. Music Today. A97015. Cassette. Traditional compositions in Raag Ahir Bhairav are: • Man Rangeele (Teental 32BPM Vilambit) • Shankara Mhaarare (180BPM Drut); popularised by Nagaraja Rao Havaldar • Mohe Chedo Na Giridhaari (170 BPM Drut); popularised by Parveen Sultana == Film songs ==

Language: Hindi Language: Tamil == Carnatic music ==

Chakravakam, the 16th Melakarta raga of Carnatic music, which is a sampurna scale (all seven notes in ascending and descending scale), closely resembles Ahir Bhairav. However, in the modern times Ahir Bhairav raga has been used in a few Carnatic music compositions and many South Indian film songs as well. == Notes ==