Kharaharapriya and its Janya ragas – songs from Sruti concerts


(Total Duration: 1 hour 15 mins)

1) Malladi Brothers: Evvari Bodhana – Varnam (8:15) (Sruti Concert 2015)

 

2) Hyderabad Brothers: Sri Narasimha –Phalamanjari – Thyagaraja (10:00) (Sruti Concert 2001)

 

3) NJ Nandhini: Mamava Pattabhirama – Manirangu (Madhyama Sruti) – Muthuswami Dikshitar (6:27) (Sruti Concert 2024)

 

4) Ramana Balachandhran: Pakkala Nilabadi – Kharaharapriya – Thyagaraja (40:26) (Sruti Concert 2018)

 

5) Maharajapuram Santhanam & Srinivasan: Raghavendra Raghavendra – Sivaranjani (6:33) (Sruti Concert 1989)

 

6) Kadri Gopalnath:  Bhagyada Lakshmi – Madhyamavati – Purandaradasa (2:56) (Sruti Concert 1997)

 

7) U Srinivas: Thillana – Dhanashri (3:00)  (Sruti Concert 1993)

 

Tidbits about Kharaharapriya and its Janya Ragas (Source Wikipedia)

Kharaharapriya ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is as follows:

  • ārohaṇa : S R₂ G₂ M₁ P D₂ N₂ Ṡ
  • avarohaṇa : Ṡ N₂ D₂ P M₁ G₂ R₂ S
Kharaharapriya Janyas:
Due to the even spacing of swaras, many [janya] rāgams (derived scales) are associated with Kharaharapriya. It is one of the melakarta scales that has a large number of janya rāgams. Many of the janya rāgams are very popular on their own, lending themselves to elaboration and interpretation. Some of them are Abheri, Abhogi,Andolika, Bhimplaas (Hindustani music),  Brindavana Saranga, Kāpi, Madhyamavati, Megh (Hindustani music), Mukhari, Reetigowla, Shree, Dhanashree, Udayaravichandrika, and Sriranjani.
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