Deep Listening Room
Hear the Tradition
“Experience the sound before you begin the journey.”
Raag Yaman is considered the queen of evening raags. In the Indore Gharana, it is approached with profound peace, unhurried glide (meend), and pure swar sensitivity.
Raag Profile
Pratham Prahar (Evening)
Raag Yaman
Thaat Kalyan
Vadi (Primary) Ga (Gandhar)
Samvadi (Secondary) Ni (Nishad)
Key Swar Teevra Ma (M')
Aaroha (Ascent): .Ni - Re - Ga - M'a - Dha - Ni - Sa'
Avroha (Descent): Sa' - Ni - Dha - Pa - M'a - Ga - Re - Sa
Pakad (Signature Phrase): .Ni Re Ga Re, .Ni Re Sa
Experience the Three Movements
Movement I
Contemplative Alaap
Unhurried exploration in Mandra Saptak (lower octave). Notice how the voice caresses .Ni and pauses on Ga without rushing.
Movement II
Traditional Bandish
Traditional composition set to Teental (16 beats). Notice how poetic words and melody merge into an indivisible devotional offering.
Movement III
Riyaz & Merukhand Badhat
Systematic note permutations (Merukhand) within Yaman, cultivating melodic agility while strictly preserving raag grammar.
Begin Learning Raag Yaman
In our Intermediate (Riyaz Marg) track, Raag Yaman is studied with depth, patience, and complete swar sensitivity.