Raga Bhairavi: Thumri In Tintal

\"Raga Bhairavi: Thumri In Tintal\" is a track from the album Thumri, Tappa & Hori, released on CD by India Archive Music in 2004. The composition spans 13 minutes and 39 seconds and occupies the fifth position on the album.

The performance features Girija Devi as the primary vocalist. Devi delivers the thumri in Raga Bhairavi, a raga traditionally associated with early morning or devotional contexts in Hindustani classical music. The rhythmic structure follows Tintal, a 16-beat cycle common in North Indian classical and semi-classical forms. Accompaniment includes Subhen Chatterjee on the tabla and Ramesh Mishra on the sarangi, providing percussive and melodic support respectively.

The album Thumri, Tappa & Hori compiles semi-classical vocal traditions of the Banaras gharana, a school known for its expressive thumri renditions. The recording captures Devi’s improvisational phrasing and the interplay between voice and instruments, characteristic of live or studio performances in this genre. The label India Archive Music specializes in archival and contemporary releases of Indian classical and folk music, though specific session details for this track remain undocumented in available sources.

Notable elements of the track include the bola-banao (textual elaboration) and layakari (rhythmic play) typical of thumri, alongside Devi’s use of meend (glissando) and gamak (ornamentation). The album does not provide lyrics or poetic attribution for this thumri, and no alternate versions or live recordings of this specific performance are confirmed in public records.