Ahir Bhairav is a Hindustani classical raga. It is a mixture of Bhairav and the ancient, rare raga Ahiri or Abhiri,Bor 1999 or perhaps a mixture of Bhairav and Bageshree.
The closest Carnatic music equivalent of this raga is Chakravakam
Theory
Arohana and avarohana
Arohana:
Avarohana:
Key:
S, G, M, P, D: shuddha (natural);
r, n : komal (flat);
Pa and Sa are sometimes avoided in ascending Arohan. The descent can be direct, but is often expressed as S' N d P m, G m Gr ~ S with a slight oscillation on komal re to express the character of Bhairav.
Vadi and samavadi
Vadi:
Samavadi:
Pakad or Chalan S, r G M, G M r, ṇ Ḍ, ṇ r S
| komal Ni, shuddha Dha, komal Ni, komal Re, Sa | is the most characteristic run, where the Ni and Dha belong to the lower octave and the Re and Sa are from the middle octave. Some andolan/oscillation is typically at the flattened second (komal re).
Organization and relationships It may include impressions of Kafi. The image of Ahir Bhairav is easily maintained with the characteristic passage ṇ Ḍ ṇ/r~ S with the characteristic Bhairav andolan (oscillation) on komal re. Sometimes shuddha ni is used in the lower octave to emphasize the Bhairav character.Kaufmann 1968, p.251
The Carnatic music equivalent to this raga is Chakravakam.
Related ragas: Bhairav Nat Bhairav
Thaat: Bhairav
Behaviour
Ahir Bhairav is a typical uttarang raga, which means emphasis is on the upper tetrachord.
Performance
It is usually sung as the first Prahr of the morning, around 6:00 am – 9:00 am.
Recordings and compositions
Ravi Shankar, Three Classical Ragas. His Master's Voice LP, 1957. and Angel Records CD, 2000.
Hariprasad Chaurasia, Raga Ahir Bhairav and Marriage Song from Uttar Pradesh. Nimbus Records CD, 1987.
Nikhil Banerjee, Raga Ahir Bhairav. Multitone Records, UK Limited, 1995. LP. (Available on iTunes.)
Wasif-ud-din Dagar, Chalo sakhi braj raje. Alap and Composition in Dhamar. Music Today. A97015. Cassette.Bagchee 1998
Traditional compositions in Raag Ahir Bhairav are:
Man Rangeele (Teental 32BPM Vilambit) Shankara Mhaarare (180BPM Drut); popularised by Nagaraja Rao Havaldar Mohe Chedo Na Giridhaari (170 BPM Drut); popularised by Parveen Sultana
Film songs Language: Hindi SongMovieComposerArtistsMan Aanand Aanand ChhaayoVijetaAjit VarmanAjit Varman, Asha Bhosle, and Satyasheel DeshpandeMeri Veena Tum Bin RoyeDekh Kabira RoyaMadan MohanLata MangeshkarPoochho Na Kaise Maine Rain BitaayiMeri Surat Teri AnkhenS.D. BurmanShiv Dayal Batish, Manna DeyWaqt Karataa Jo Wafaa Aap Hamaare HoteDil Ne Pukara 1967Kalyanji-AnandjiMukeshRam Teri Ganga Maili Ho Gayee (Title Track)Ram Teri Ganga MailiRavindra JainSuresh Wadkar, ChorusAb Tere BinAashiquiNadeem-ShravanKumar SanuSolah Baras KiEk Duje Ke LiyeLaxmikant-PyarelalLata Mangeshkar, Anup JalotaAlbela SajanHum Dil De Chuke SanamIsmail DarbarUstad Sultan Khan, Shankar MahadevanAlbela SajanBajirao MastaniSanjay Leela BhansaliShashi Suman, Kunal Pandit, Prithvi Gandharva, Kanika Joshi, Rashi Raagga, Geetikka ManjrekarAur HoRockstarA.R. RehmanMohit Chauhan, Alma Ferovic
Language: Tamil SongMovieComposerArtists Ullathil Nalla Ullam Karnan Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Sirkazhi Govindarajan Vanithamani Vikram Ilaiyaraaja S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, Kamal Haasan Vaanile Thenila Kaakki Sattai Ilaiyaraaja S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki Chalakku Chalakku Chembaruthi Ilaiyaraaja Mano, S. Janaki Nee Pathi Naan Pathi Keladi Kanmani Ilaiyaraaja K. J. Yesudas, Uma Ramanan Poonkatrae Friends Ilaiyaraaja Hariharan Vidu Kathaiya Muthu A. R. Rahman Hariharan Eechambazham Pavithra A. R. Rahman Shahul Hameed, K.S. Chitra Vaa Vaa En Veenaiyae Sattam Gangai Amaran S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam Megangal Ennai Thottu Amarkkalam Bharadwaj S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Carnatic music Chakravakam, the 16th Melakarta raga of Carnatic music, which is a sampurna scale (all seven notes in ascending and descending scale), closely resembles Ahir Bhairav.Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras However, in the modern times Ahir Bhairav raga has been used in a few Carnatic music compositions and many South Indian film songs as well.
Notes
References
Sources (most) entries due to:
External links SRA on Samay and Ragas SRA on Ragas and Thaats Film Songs in Ahir Bhairav More details about raag AhirBhairav