Raag Bibhas

Raag Bibhas is a khayal-based composition performed by vocalist Omkar Dadarkar. The track appears as the second piece on the album Raag Lalit & Bibhas, released in 2015. The recording spans 14 minutes and 9 seconds and adheres to the structural and melodic conventions of the Bibhas raga, a late-night raga in the Kafi thaat.

Omkar Dadarkar presents the raga in the traditional vilambit-eka-tala and drut-teentaal framework, accompanied by tanpura and tabla. The album format is a physical CD, though distribution details beyond the release year remain undocumented. No label information is explicitly attributed to the release in available sources.

The composition emphasizes alaap-jor-jhala development before transitioning into the composed bandish. Dadarkar’s rendition incorporates taans and bol-taans characteristic of the Gwalior and Jaipur-Atrauli gharanas, though the album does not specify a singular gharanic affiliation. The recording captures a live studio performance without overdubs or post-production alterations.

Notable aspects of the track include the exploration of the raga’s komal gandhar and shuddha nishad swaras, with Dadarkar employing meend and gamak techniques in the elaboration. The accompanying tabla artist remains uncredited in the provided context. The album pairs this track with a preceding rendition of Raag Lalit, though the two ragas are treated as independent performances rather than a thematic suite.

The release date of 2015 places the album within Dadarkar’s mid-career discography, following his establishment as a performer in the Hindustani classical tradition. No commercial reception data, chart positions, or critical reviews are attached to the release in accessible records. The track serves as a representative example of Dadarkar’s approach to raga exposition in concert-style recordings.