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The Monsoon Festival 16 — Music

Ma-re-Pa: The Malhaars (Playlist)

To celebrate Monsoon 2021, we leave you with a playlist of Monsoon melodies - raag Malhar ke Prakar from the Hindustani tradition. Follow us on Spotify and watch out for more monsoon inspired playlists this season!      The festival logo this year is a visual representation of the musical phrase “Ma-re-pa” that is the characteristic signature of the Malhaar group of ragas. Hence, our opening playlist, celebrates the grandeur of the Malhaar.  The Malhar family of Ragas traces its genesis back to the pentatonic Shuddha Malhar, which is not very popular in performance today, but is considered the paternal raga of...

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