About Raga Puriya Kalyan
Raga Puriya Kalyan is a studio recording of Dhrupad by Ustad Mohi Baha’uddin Dagar, released in 2005. The album presents a single raga performance divided into two tracks. India Archive Music issued the recording on compact disc.
Ustad Mohi Baha’uddin Dagar performs the raga in the Dagarbani style, a tradition associated with the Dagar family of Dhrupad singers. The first track features the alap, jor, and jhala sections, which form the unmetered introductory phase of the raga. The second track presents a dhrupad composition set to chautal, a rhythmic cycle of twelve beats. The recording captures the artist’s vocal technique and the meditative development characteristic of Dhrupad.
The album contains two tracks. The first track, titled Raga Puriya Kalyan: Alap, Jor & Jhala, spans the exploratory and improvisational phases of the raga. The second track, Raga Puriya Kalyan: Dhrupad In Chautal, introduces the composed section accompanied by percussion. The total runtime and specific session details remain undocumented in available sources.
India Archive Music produced the release as part of its catalog dedicated to traditional Indian classical music. The label specializes in archival and contemporary recordings of rare and historically significant performances. No additional musicians or instrumentalists receive credit in the provided context, though Dhrupad performances typically include a pakhawaj player for rhythmic support. The exact recording location and date of the session are not specified.