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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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Shailendra Singh
Video Link - Go To Video
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Ab Mori Vinti Suno Bhagwaan (a.k.a. Mori Binati Suno Bhagvan)
Film - Taj
Year - 1956
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Hemant Kumar
Singer(s) - Mohd. Rafi
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Rajinder Krishan
Video Link - Go To Video
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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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Sahir Ludhianvi
Video Link - Go To Video
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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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Gulshan Bawra
Video Link - Go To Video
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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 (a.k.a. Divali Ayi)
Film - Leader
Year - 1964
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Naushad
Singer(s) - Asha Bhosle
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Shakeel Badayuni
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Sameer
Video Link - Go To Video
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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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Aah Sitapuri
Video Link - Go To Video
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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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Shakeel Badayuni
Video Link - Go To Video
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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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist = Shakeel Badayuni
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Hasrat Jaipuri
Video Link - Go To Video
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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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Asad Bhopali
Video Link - Go To Video
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Hangama Hai Kyon Barpa
Film - (Non-film song) from "Hungama: Live in Concert"
Year - 1994
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Ghulam Ali
Singer(s) - Ghulam Ali
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Akbar Allahabadi
Video Link - Go To Video
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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) From album "Krishna Bhajans"
Year - 1983
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava (Bhajan ka Theka)
Music Director(s) - Jagjit Singh
Singer(s) - Jagjit Singh and chorus
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Traditional
Video Link - Go To Video
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Comments – A bhajan by Jagjit Singh. The instrumental accompaniment for this recording is remarkably clean.


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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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Hasrat Jaipuri
Video Link - Go To Video
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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) - Jatin Pandit
Singer(s) - Sukhwinder Singh, Sadhana Sargam
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Ibrahim Ashq
Video Link - Go To Video
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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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Shakeel Badayuni
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Rajinder Krishan
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Hasrat Jaipuri
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Raja Mehdi Ali Khan
Video Link - Go To Video
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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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - D. S. Sultaniya
Video Link - Go To Video
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Mitava Laut Aye Ri
Film - Sangeet Samrat Tansen
Year - 1962
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Tintal
Music Director(s) - S.N. Tripathi
Singer(s) - Manna Dey
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Shailendra Singh
Video Link - Go To Video
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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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Shakeel Badayuni
Video Link - Go To Video
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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
Video Link - Go To Video
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Comments – This is an extraordinary version of Darbari Kanada once the song starts, 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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - D N Madhok
Video Link - Go To Video
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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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Shakeel Badayuni
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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Pag Ghoongroo Bandh Meera Naachi Thi (a.k.a. "Ke Pag Ghungharu"
Film - Namak Halal
Year - 1982
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Bappi Lahari
Singer(s) - Kishore Kumar
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Meerabai
Video Link - Go To Video
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Pyar Ki Aag Men Tan Badan (a.k.a. Duniya Bananewale, Suna Le Meri Kahani)
Film - Ziddi
Year - 1964
Rag - Darbari Kanada
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - S.D. Burman
Singer(s) - Manna Dey
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Hasrat Jaipuri
Video Link - Go To Video
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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
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Shakeel Badayuni
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

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