Raga Hameer (Dekhi Aasi Ladli, Madhyalaya Adachautala; Dim Tana Dir Dir, Tarana

Raga Hameer (Maestro’s Choice: Series Three: Vocal) is a 1991 studio recording by Hindustani classical vocalist Ustad Rashid Khan. The track appears as the opening piece on the album Maestro’s Choice: Series Three: Vocal, released under the Music Today label in CD format. The performance spans 30 minutes and 30 seconds and features two compositions: a khayal in vilambit and drut ektaal titled Dekhi Aasi Ladli, followed by a tarana in madhyalaya adachautala with the mukhda Dim Tana Dir Dir.

The album belongs to the Maestro’s Choice series, a curated collection of performances by leading Indian classical artists. Rashid Khan renders Raga Hameer, a complex melakarta-derived raga associated with the Kafi thaat, characterized by its use of komal gandhar and komal nishad. The recording captures his interpretation of the raga’s expansive alaap, intricate taan patterns, and the rhythmic interplay in the tarana section. Accompaniment details remain undocumented in available sources, though traditional tabla and tanpura support is standard for such recordings.

The release date of 1991 positions the album within Rashid Khan’s early commercial discography, following his rise as a prominent exponent of the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana. Music Today, a division of India’s T-Series, distributed the CD as part of its classical music catalog. No additional production credits, session musicians, or alternate editions are verified from the provided context. The track’s duration and structure reflect the extended improvisational form typical of North Indian classical vocal recitals.