Rag Komal Re Durga - Alap

Ustad Mohi Baha’uddin Dagar performed Rag Komal Re Durga – Alap as the fourth track on the 1994 album The Tradition of Dhrupad on Rudravina 1. The label Makar released the recording on CD. The composition spans 10 minutes and 58 seconds and exemplifies the dhrupad tradition, a vocal genre of Hindustani classical music adapted here for the rudra vina, a fretted lute associated with the Dagarvani school.

The album documents Dagar’s interpretation of the raga Komal Re Durga, a variant of the Durga parent scale featuring a flattened second (komal re). The alap section, a slow, improvisational prelude, dominates the track and showcases the artist’s command of melodic development without rhythmic accompaniment. The recording context and production details beyond the label, year, and format remain undocumented in available sources.

Ustad Mohi Baha’uddin Dagar (1927–1994) belonged to the Dagar bani, a lineage known for preserving the dhrupad style through oral tradition. His performances on the rudra vina emphasized sustained notes, intricate gamak (ornamentation), and a meditative approach to raga exposition. The 1994 release forms part of a series by Makar that archived his work, though the total number of volumes in the series is not specified in the provided context.

No additional session musicians, composers, or lyricists are credited for this track. The album’s liner notes, if included, are not described in the available information. The recording location and engineering team also remain unconfirmed.