Mangal-Bhairav: Alap, jhor, jhala

Mangal-Bhairav is a dhrupad performance recorded by vocalist Gopal Krishan and released as the opening track on the compilation album Inde du Nord: Dhrupad / Khyal. The label Ocora issued the album on CD in 2009.

The track spans 13 minutes and 33 seconds and presents a structured exposition of Raga Mangal-Bhairav. Krishan performs the composition in the dhrupad style, progressing through three distinct sections: alap, jhor, and jhala. The alap introduces the raga with unmetered melodic development, while the jhor and jhala sections incorporate rhythmic elaboration and percussive interplay characteristic of the dhrupad tradition.

The album Inde du Nord: Dhrupad / Khyal compiles recordings representative of North Indian classical vocal forms. Ocora, a subsidiary of Radio France, produced the release as part of its series documenting global traditional music. Additional details about accompanying instrumentalists, recording location, or production personnel remain undocumented in the available context.