Raga Malkauns

Bade Ghulam Ali Khan performed Raga Malkauns as the opening track on the 2010 compilation album The Great Heritage: Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. Saregama released the recording on CD. The track spans 17 minutes and 57 seconds.

The album compiles archival recordings by Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, a prominent exponent of the Patiala gharana in Hindustani classical music. The label did not specify the original recording date or venue for this performance. The track exemplifies Khan’s treatment of Raga Malkauns, a pentatonic raga associated with the late evening or early night raag tradition. The composition adheres to the khayal format, a vocal style characterized by improvisational alaap and structured melodic development.

Khan’s rendition features his signature vocal techniques, including intricate taans and gamaks. Accompaniment details for this recording remain undocumented in the 2010 release. Saregama packaged the album as part of its Great Heritage series, which preserves recordings of classical Indian musicians from the 20th century. The compilation includes no additional liner notes or session metadata beyond the tracklist and artist attribution.