Raga: Malkauns

Raga Malkauns is a track performed by Ustad Bismillah Khan on the shehnai. The composition appears as the seventh track on Shaadi Ki Shehnaiyan, Volume 3, a compilation album released on 2003 under the Saregama label. The album was issued in CD format and features traditional North Indian classical and ceremonial music.

The track runs for 6 minutes and 10 seconds and presents a rendition of Raga Malkauns, a pentatonic raga from the Hindustani classical tradition. Khan’s performance emphasizes the raga’s characteristic shuddha madhyam (pure fourth) and komal gandhar (flattened third), aligning with its conventional aaroh-avroh (ascent-descent) structure. The recording captures the shehnai’s timbre in a studio setting, though specific session details or accompanying artists remain undocumented in available sources.

Shaadi Ki Shehnaiyan, Volume 3 forms part of a series curated for wedding ceremonies, showcasing instrumental and vocal pieces associated with North Indian nuptial rituals. Saregama, the album’s publisher, is a prominent Indian record label specializing in classical, devotional, and film music. No additional production credits or alternate versions of this track are publicly verified.