Raga Desh

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Raga Desh is a popular and lyrical Hindustani classical raga, often associated with monsoon and patriotic compositions, known for its evocative and romantic mood.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Raga Desh canonical 3

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindustani classical raga ⓘ
musical raga ⓘ
aroha Sa Re Ma Pa Ni Sa ⓘ
associatedSeason monsoon ⓘ
rainy season ⓘ
associatedWith monsoon compositions ⓘ
patriotic songs in India ⓘ
avaroha Sa ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Ga Sa ⓘ
characteristic graceful meend between Re and Ma ⓘ
use of both shuddha and komal Ni in descent ⓘ
genreAssociation classical ⓘ
light classical ⓘ
semi-classical ⓘ
jati audav-sampurna ⓘ
languageContext performed with lyrics in Bengali ⓘ
performed with lyrics in Hindi ⓘ
performed with lyrics in Urdu ⓘ
mood evocative ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
serene ⓘ
musicTradition Hindustani classical music ⓘ
notableComposition Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon (inspired usage in some renditions) ⓘ
Vande Mataram (popular tune adaptation) ⓘ
linked to: Vande Mataram
origin Indian classical music tradition ⓘ
pakad ni Sa Re, ma Pa, ni Pa, Dha ni Sa ⓘ
popularity popular raga ⓘ
rasa devotional ⓘ
patriotic ⓘ
romantic ⓘ
region North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
samvadi Pa ⓘ
thaat Khamaj thaat ⓘ
timeOfPerformance late evening ⓘ
night ⓘ
usedIn Hindustani bandish ⓘ
Hindustani khayal ⓘ
linked to: Khayal

bhajan ⓘ
film songs ⓘ
patriotic compositions ⓘ
thumri ⓘ
usesScaleType heptatonic descent ⓘ
pentatonic ascent ⓘ
usesSwar komal Ni in avarohana ⓘ
shuddha Dha ⓘ
shuddha Ga ⓘ
shuddha Ma ⓘ
shuddha Ni in arohana ⓘ
shuddha Pa ⓘ
shuddha Re ⓘ
vadi Re ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hindustani music → hasRaga → Raga Desh ⓘ
Raga Khamaj → similarTo → Raga Desh ⓘ
Raga Khamaj → parentOf → Raga Desh ⓘ