Raga Bihag - Re Morra Re

Raga Bihag – Re Morra Re is a khayal composition performed by vocalist Padma Talwalkar in the Ragas Bihag, Durga & Basant. Dadra album. The track appears as the second entry on the release and spans a duration of 6 minutes and 48 seconds. Talwalkar renders the piece in Raga Bihag, a late-evening raga associated with the Kafi thaat and characterized by its use of komal ni (flattened seventh) in descent.

The album Ragas Bihag, Durga & Basant. Dadra was released on CD by Nimbus Records in 1998. The recording captures Talwalkar’s interpretation of classical and semi-classical forms, including the dadra genre featured in the album title. The label Nimbus Records, known for its catalog of Indian classical music, distributed the release as part of its series on Hindustani vocal traditions.

The track Re Morra Re exemplifies Talwalkar’s training under the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, marked by intricate taan patterns and a emphasis on lyrical clarity. The composition’s textual content follows conventional brajbhasha or khadi boli conventions, though specific poetic attribution remains undocumented in available sources. Accompaniment details for the recording are not explicitly listed in the provided context, but traditional khayal performances of this era typically included tabla and tanpura support.

The 1998 album stands as one of Talwalkar’s commercial releases during a period when she actively contributed to both live performances and studio recordings. Her rendition of Raga Bihag aligns with the raga’s prescribed chalan (melodic movement), with an emphasis on the madhyama (fourth) and dhaivata (sixth) swaras. Further analytical or historical context about the specific recording session is not available in the given information.