Hem Bihag

Hem-Behag is a late night (samay) raga in North Indian classical music that was composed by Ustad Baba Allauddin Khan.

Origin

Hem-Behag has principal roots in a more common raga, Bihag. Hem-Behag or Bihag takes aspects of Raga Hemant. The raga centers around shudha Madhyam (vadi) and Ni (samavadi), but this is variable.

Structure

Arohana: Ni Sa Ga Ma(shuddh) Pa Ni Sa
Avarohana: Sa Ni Dha Ma(shudha)Pa Ma Ga Ma Re Sa

Good sources for listening would be:

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan & Pandit Ravi Shankar Duet performing an Alaap in this raag.
Pandit Nikhil Banerjee ^[1]

References

↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGRWplypyvk

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