Kachha Dhaaga Options

[unni]

I thought I should share with you, for a change, some instrumental pieces. I am starting off with 3 pieces of Fusion Music. Hope it appeals to you. Would welcome some feedback.

Here's track 1.

Cheers!

[unni]

extenok: "...does listening or singing songs sung in this raga during the time which is not suitable for this raga, change anything for a normal listener?"

Now that we have had our usual humorous interlude, let us address your very pertinent question.

The word 'raag" is closely associated with the word 'rang'. Combining the two words would not result in redundancy, for "raag-rang" is perhaps the closest term in which we can express the "mood" aspect --- I don't know if the term "bhav" is used to express the mood of a raag (as used in the context of dance it denotes "expression", and there are 9 expressions, each conveying a mood).

Since a raag evokes a mood, each raag is appropriate for a particular time of the day or night.

An early morning raag would convey the mood of spirituality and meditation, e.g. Bhairavi. Whereas an evening raag would be more "romantic" in nature, e.g. Yaman or Hamsadhwani, and a late night raag e.g. Darbari Kanada comes across as "gambhir" --- soulful, melancholy, grand....

Having said that, isn't the the "mood" aspect aspect subjective to the listener? For the longest time I assumed that "Hamsadhwani" is an early-morning raag and "Bilaskhani Todi" is an evening raag! It was not merely an issue of 'assumption' --- it was the mood the raag created in my mind.

I look forward to your input on these aspects.