Flute recital - Raag Desh - RamaKrishna Mission Institute of Culture

Enchanting flute recital at RamaKrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata 22nd June 2024
Sh. Saurabh Prasad Banaudha (Flute)
accompanied by
Sh. Arkadeep Das on Tabla
Master Sanskar on Flute

Raag Desh, also called “Des” and “Desh Malhar” is a Hindustani Classical Raga which belongs to the Khamaj Thaat. This Raga is very similar to Raga Khamaj and is mostly associated with the monsoon season. It is a very sweet melody that bears the Shadaj- Pancham (Sa-Pa) and Shadaj-Madhyam (Sa-Ma) Bhava and therefore very pleasing and essentially melodic. Rishabh is very prominent in this raga, quite a few times the singer rests on Re, making it a center to the melody. Raag Desh represents all patriotic connotations including mother, soil, humankind, nature and all the literary and cultural essence of a country. According to music exponents, a feeling of pride and close attachment to one’s own heritage works in the minds of listeners of the raga. The raga evokes nostalgic childhood memories mingled with zeal, feelings and love. All evocative memories like plucking water lilies on a rainy afternoon, water bodies; fishing, hurrying home with cattle prior to the onset of rain and reaping and harvesting crops serenade the melody of raga “Desh”.

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