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Film Songs in Rag Darbari Kanada (A-R)

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Ab Kahan Jayen Ham
Film - Ujala
Year - 1959
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Shankar Jaikishan
Singer(s) - Manna Dey
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Ab Mori Vinti Suno Bhagwaan
Film - Taj
Year - 1956
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Hemant Kumar
Singer(s) - Mohd. Rafi
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Agar Mujhse Muhobbat Hai, Mujhe Sab Apne Gam De Do
Film - Aap Ki Parchhaiyan
Year - 1964
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) - Madan Mohan
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
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Comments – This may have the notes of Darbari but it certainly does not move like Darbari, it tends to slide around between Darbari, Jaunpuri and Adana.  If you are trying to get a feel for how Darbari works, you had better look elsewhere.


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Basti Basti Parbat Parbat
Film - Railway Platform
Year - 1955
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Madan Mohan
Singer(s) - Mohd. Rafi
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Comments – This is an OK version of Darbari, but not great.


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Chandi Ki Divar Na Todi
Film - Vishvaas
Year - 1969
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Kalyanji, Anandji
Singer(s) - Mukesh
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Comments – For a “filmi” style song, this has a surprisingly close adherence to the movement and structure of Darbari.


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Daiya Re Daiya Laj Mohe Lage
Film - Leader
Year - 1964
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Naushad
Singer(s) - Asha Bhosle
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Comments – At times this is pretty good example of Darbari, but just when you think they have nailed it, they throw in a touch of Shuddha Nishad.  This gives it a hint of Adana.  If you ignore these small lapses, then you can use this piece to get an idea as to how Darbari is structured.


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Dekha Hai Pehli Baar
Film - Saajan
Year - 1991
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) - Nadeem Shravan
Singer(s) - Alka Yagnik, S.P. Balsubramaniam
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Dil Jalta Hai To Jalane De
Film - Pahli Nazar
Year - 1945
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Anil Biswas
Singer(s) - Mukesh
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Comments – This starts off as a an extremely good example of Darbari Kanada, but then it goes off in different directions.  I suppose that is to be expected with Bollywood 🙂


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Duniya Badal Gayi
Film - Babul
Year - 1950
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) - Naushad
Singer(s) - Talat Mehmood, Shamshad Begum
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Guzre Hain Aaj Ishq Men,
Film - Dil Diya Dard Liya
Year - 1966
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) - Naushad
Singer(s) - Mohd. Rafi
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Comments – There is a lot of mixing of other rags here.



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Ham Tujh Se Muhabbat Kar Ke
Film - Awara
Year - 1951
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Shankar Jaikishan
Singer(s) - Mukesh
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Ham Tum Se Juda Ho Ke
Film - Ek Sapera Ek Lutera
Year - 1965
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Usha Khanna
Singer(s) - Mohd. Rafi
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Hangama Hai Kyon Barpa
Film - (non-film song)
Year - 1994
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) -  
Singer(s) - Ghulam Ali
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Comments – This is a ghazal by Ghulam Ali.  Ghulam Ali’s style is to mix rags with such abandon that it makes one dizzy.  However in this piece, he stays surprisingly close to Darbari.  Still I would not use this as a guideline to get a feel for this rag.  In all fairness, this is not a reflection upon Ghulam Ali’s propensity towards mixing rags, but is instead a reflection of the narrow tightrope that an artist has to cross without stumbling into Jaunpuri, Adana, or any of several related rags.


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Jay Radha Madhav Jai Kunjbihari
Film - (non-film song)
Year -  
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
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Comments – bhajan by Jagjit Singh


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Jhanak Jhanak Tori Baje Payeliya
Film - Mere Huzur
Year - 1968
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Tintal
Music Director(s) - Shankar, Jaikishan
Singer(s) - Manna Dey
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Comments – This is a pretty good example of Darbari Kanada


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Jogi Aaya
Film - Black & White
Year - 2008
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Sukhwinder Singh
Singer(s) - Sukhwinder Singh, Sadhana Sargam
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Kabhi Dil Dil Se Takarata To Hoga
Film - Anokhi Ada
Year - 1948
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Naushad
Singer(s) - Shamshad Begum
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Comments – This is really a pretty good example of Darbari Kanada.


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Kitna Hasin Hai Mausam
Film - Azad
Year - 1955
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - C. Ramchandra
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar, C. Ramchandra
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Koi Matwala Ayaa Mere Dware
Film - Love In Tokyo
Year - 1966
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Punjabi Theka (Sitarkhani)
Music Director(s) - Shankar, Jaikishan
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
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Comments – This is fairly traditional Darbari right up to half way through the song when it suddenly changes.  It introduces a Shuddha Dha into the antara where Darbari only admits a Komal Dha



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Main Nigahen Tere Chehare se Hataun Kaise
Film - Aap ki Parchaiyyan
Year - 1964
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) - Madan Mohan
Singer(s) - Mohd. Rafi
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Mere Mehboob Shayad Aaj Kuchh
Film - Kitne Paas Kitne Door
Year - 1976
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Chand Pardesi
Singer(s) - Chandrani Mukherji
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Mitava Laut Aye Ri
Film - Sangeet Samrat Tansen
Year - 1962
Rag - Darbari Kanada
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Music Director(s) - S.N. Tripathi
Singer(s) - Manna Dey
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Muhabbat Ki Jhuthi Kahani Pe Roye
Film - Mughal-e-Azam
Year - 1960
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Naushad
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
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Nain Se Nain Milaye Rakhne Ko
Film - Waada
Year - 1957
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Ektal, with short bit in Tintal
Music Director(s) - Rashid Atre
Singer(s) - Ustad Fateh Ali Khan and Zahida Perveen
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Comments – This is an extraordinary version of Darbari Kanada, however in the film it was grafted on to a kathak piece, which although quite nice is not Darbari Kanada.  It is from a Lollywood (Pakistani) film so perhaps it did not get the broad distribution that it deserved.


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Nainheen Ko Raah Dikha Prabhu
Film - Bhakta Surdaas
Year - 1942
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Gyan Dutt
Singer(s) - K.L. Saigal
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Comments – This starts off as truly a good example of Darbari Kanada.  But then about 2/3rd through the piece it starts to deviate from the rag.


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O Duniya Ke Rakhavale
Film - Baiju Bawra
Year - 1952
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Naushad
Singer(s) - Mohd. Rafi
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Pag Ghoongroo Bandh Meera Naachi Thi
Film - Namak Halal
Year - 1982
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Bappi Lahari
Singer(s) - Kishore Kumar
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Pyar Ki Aag Men Tan Badan (a.k.a. Duniya Bananewale)
Film - Ziddi
Year - 1964
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - S.D. Burman
Singer(s) - Manna Dey
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Comments – This is a pure of an example of Darbari Kanada as you will ever hear.


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Raha Gardishon Men Haradam
Film - Do Badan
Year - 1966
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Ravi
Singer(s) - Mohd. Rafi
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