Raag Sohni is a raag in Hindustani classical music in the Marwa thaat. It emotes the feel of longing, of passive sensuousness and is associated with late night to pre dawn time of singing. The prakriti of this raag connotes intense, feminine expression and is “Uttarang Pradhan”, as in related to higher notes and mostly connect with amorous tunes.
The bandish “Darungi Darungi”in Jhaptaal (10 beat cycle) allows the sensuality to explore the titillating effect of this time signature and also the uneven movement of the bandish brings out a certain playful aspect. 

"Rang na dare shaamji" in teentaal, again deftly brings out the "chhed chhad" in all it's twisted playful ways.

"Haroof" by ALSO | ideas content design, is bringing baithaks back, right into the discerning public domain with a contemporary twist. The idea is to create a community of discerning music lovers through curated evenings that celebrate saaz-o-mausiqui. Haroof is to Urdu what Alphabet is to English, its these hard, which when strung together make a verse which in turn, forms a bandish or ghazal.
We are a lyrical collective of people in music who work with a desire to promote hindustani gayaki across genres and bring them to a performing arts environment across the country, to give new artists and vocalists the stage that they so deserve.

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