Raga Abhogi

Raga Abhogi is a khayal performance by Hindustani classical vocalist Bhimsen Joshi, featured as the fifth track on the album The Multifaceted. The Gramophone Company of India Limited released the album on compact disc in 1991. The recording spans 6 minutes and 31 seconds.

Joshi renders the composition in Raga Abhogi, a melodic framework associated with the Abhogi thaat (parent scale) in Hindustani classical music. The performance adheres to the traditional khayal format, characterized by improvisational alaap, bol-banaav (textual elaboration), and rhythmic development via taan patterns. The track exemplifies Joshi’s vocal technique, marked by deep tonal resonance and intricate phrasing.

The album The Multifaceted compiles selections from Joshi’s repertoire, showcasing his interpretations across multiple ragas. The Gramophone Company of India Limited, a subsidiary of EMI, produced the release as part of its classical music catalog. No additional session musicians or accompanying instrumentalists are documented in the available context for this specific track. Further details on the recording location, production personnel, or live performance context remain unverified in public sources.