Raga Pancham Kosh: 1. Alap · 2. Johr / Raga Malkauns: 3. Composition

Raga Pancham Kosh is a studio album by Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, released in 1987 under the French label Auvidis. The album features a single long-form performance in the dhrupad tradition of Hindustani classical music, divided into two raga presentations: Raga Pancham Kosh and Raga Malkauns.

The recording spans 61 minutes and 50 seconds across three movements. The first segment opens with an alap in Raga Pancham Kosh, followed by a jhor section. The second half transitions to Raga Malkauns, presenting a composed piece. The album adheres to the Dagarbani style, characterized by deep meditative exploration and sustained tonal phrasing.

Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar performs on the rudra veena, a fretless lute central to the dhrupad repertoire. The recording captures the artist’s precise control over microtonal inflections and rhythmic free-form development, typical of the alap-jhor-jhala structure. The composition in Raga Malkauns employs a chautal rhythmic cycle, though specific lyrical or poetic sources remain undocumented in available references.

The album was issued on compact disc as part of Auvidis’s series on Indian classical music. No reissues or alternate formats are confirmed from the original release data. The track numbering follows a sequential format, with the entire performance indexed as a single entry despite its internal segmentation. Further details on recording location, accompanying artists, or production personnel are not provided in the primary source material.