Raga Desh
Sitar
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Artiste Gharana Dharwad Gharana
Artiste Name Ustad Shafique Khan
On Accompaniment Shrushti Suresh, Medha Gadgil
On Tabla Shri Nissar Ahmad
In this Sitar Classroom video of 45 mins, Ustad Shafique Khan explains the raga, then starts the improvisation with beautiful Aalap in Desh.
Going further, the artiste plays serene bandishes in Madhya Laya Teen Taal and Dhrut Teen Taal. After presenting intricate taans in the raga, he concludes the raga improvisation.
Please find the following comprehensive written practice materials for Raga Desh on Sitar, provided by Ustad Shafique Khan on this extensive learning page.
*Do note that many of the raga practice materials provided for one instrument can also be practiced on other instruments.
Raga Details
| Raga Name | Desh | That | Khamaj |
| Rasa | Time | Night | |
| Jati | Audhav-Sampoorna | Scale | Pentatonic- Heptatonic |
| Vadi | Samvadi | ||
| Ascending | S R m P N Ṡ | Descending | : Ṡ n D P m G R G Ṇ S |
| Swaras in this raga : | Sa, Re, ma, Pa, Dha, Komal Ni, Ni | ||
| m> | GR | G> | Ṇ>> | S>> |
Raga Pakad
| P̣ Ṇ S R | m P N Ṡ> | Ṙ Ṡ n D | P m G R> | G Ṇ> S>> | |||
| P̣ Ṇ S R | ṃ G̣ R S> | Ṇ S R m | P n D P | R m P N | Ṡ R S N | D P m G | R G Ṇ S |
| Ṇ S R S | Ṇ Ḍ P̣ Ḍ | ṃ P̣ |
Raga Chalan
Aalap in Raga Desh
Mandra -Madhya Saptak Aalap I:
| P̣ Ṇ > > | Ṇ > > | Ṇ > S > > | Ṇ S > > | S > > | Ṇ > > | S > > | |
| P̣ Ṇ > | SR > > | Ṇ SR > > | ṇ > D > P > | P > > | ṃ P̣ ṇ > | ṇ > > | P̣ Ḍ > |
| P̣ > > | |||||||
| ṇ > > | ṇ Ḍ P̣ > > | P̣ Ḍ >ṃ G̣ Ṛ > | Ṛ ṃ P̣ Ṇ > > | P̣ ṇ > > | ṇ Ḍ P̣ > > | Ṛ ṃ P̣ Ṇ > > | P̣ Ṇ > > |
| P̣ Ṇ > > | Ṇ > > S > > | ||||||
| m. P̣ Ṇ SR > | R > > | GR SṆ > > | Ṇ >S > > | RS Ṇ > > | Ḍ P̣ > > | ṇ ṇ Ḍ P̣ > | m. P̣ Ṇ > Ṇ |
| P̣ Ṇ SR | GR G ~Ṇ | S > > > |
This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
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This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
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Raga Desh Bandish - Composition
Bandish in Teen Taal
| Asthayi | ||||||||||||||||
| Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | Dha | Tin | Tin | Ta | Ta | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| mPN Ṡ | nDP> | mG | R>mG | N>S> | ||||||||||||
| R> | R> | S> | RR | m> | Pn | DP | mG | RG | Ṇ Ṇ | S> | ||||||
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Raga Desh Classroom Study
* Categorised in respect to seniority of the artistes
Raga Desh In Vocal
Classroom study featuring Raga details, Alankaras, Aalap, Taan patterns, Bandish, etc., accompanied by a detailed video.
Raga Desh In Bansuri
Classroom study featuring Raga details, Alankaras, Aalap, Taan patterns, Bandish, etc., accompanied by a detailed video.