A lesser known raga, also known as Gaavati and Gaaoti, very close to raga Bheem, it is difficult to handle due to its peculiar gait that lends to its sweetness. However, some musicians belonging to Patiala and Imdadkhani gharanas perform it lustily.
Thhaat (parent scale)
Khamaj
Jaati:
Audav-Shadav (5-notes in ascent and 6-notes in descent)
Vaadi:
Pancham (P)
Samvaadi:
Shadja (S)
Swaras:
Omits Rishabh ( R ) and Dhaivat (D) and employs Komal Nishaad (n) in ascent, drops Nishaad in descent, rest shuddh swaras
Aaroh (ascent):
S G M P n S’ (Western Notes: C E F G A# C)
Avaroh (descent)
S’ D P M, P G M R n.S (Western Notes: C A G F, G E F D A# C)
Key phrases:
S n. R S, S G M P, P n P, G M P n S’D, M P n S’, G’M’R’n S’D, P, P M P, G M R n.S
Time:
Afternoon
According to some this belongs to the time zone of afternoon while many others place it in the late evening or pre-midnight zone. The plain notes lend it a simple but strangely stooping gait (with oft used G M P n S’D and G M R n.S) that expresses benevolent and happy mood.
Bibliography
1. Abhinav Geetanjali by Pandit Ram Ashreya Jha ‘Ramrang’
2. The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India
3. In the Khamaj Orchard (Rajan Parrikar Music Archive)
Links
1. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (vocal)
2. Ustad Vilayat Khan (sitar)
3. Pandit Gajananbuwa Joshi (violin)
4. Ustad Nazakat Ali and Salamat Ali Khan
5. Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty (vocal)
Pandit Kaivalya Kumar Gurav presents Raag Gawati at Darbar Festival 2017 with Gurdain Rayatt (tabla) and Milind Kulkarni (harmonium).
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