Raga Hameer - Sughar Bar Payo - Vilambit Teentala

Raga Hameer – Sughar Bar Payo (Vilambit Teentala) is a khayal performance by Hindustani classical vocalist Ustad Rashid Khan. The track appears as the second composition on the album Legends from Rampur Sahaswan Gharana, Vol. 1, released on September 16, 2016 under the label Living Media India. The recording adopts a digital media format and spans a duration of 30 minutes and 30 seconds.

The performance centers on Raga Hameer, a raga traditionally associated with the late evening or early night. Khan renders the composition in vilambit teentala, a slow-paced rhythmic cycle of 16 beats, emphasizing the raga’s intricate melodic contours and the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana’s distinctive stylistic elements. The track title Sughar Bar Payo refers to the opening lyrical phrase of the khayal, though detailed textual analysis or poetic attribution remains undocumented in available sources.

The album Legends from Rampur Sahaswan Gharana, Vol. 1 compiles performances by artists linked to the Rampur-Sahaswan tradition, a gharana known for its synthesis of dhrupad’s gravitas and khayal’s fluidity. Khan’s contribution exemplifies this synthesis through his control over sargam taans, bol-taans, and the gradual unfolding of the raga’s development. The recording omits accompanying instrumentalists or tabula players in its metadata, leaving their identities and roles unverified.

Critically, the track serves as a representative work of Khan’s mature phase, marked by his ability to balance technical precision with emotional depth. The 2016 release coincided with broader efforts to archive and disseminate recordings from the Rampur-Sahaswan lineage, though specific production details or recording sessions for this track remain unconfirmed in public records.