Raga Suddha Saranga

Ragas Marva · Suddha Saranga is a 1969 studio album featuring North Indian classical music. His Master’s Voice released the recording on a 12\" vinyl format. The album pairs two raga performances: Raga Marva and Raga Suddha Saranga.

The second track, Raga Suddha Saranga (labeled as side B on the original pressing), showcases a duet between sitarist Imrat Khan and vocalist Manikrao Popatkar. The composition adheres to the Suddha Saranga raga structure, a morning raga in the Kafi thaat characterized by its use of shuddha dhaivat (natural sixth) and komal gandhar (flattened third). The performance emphasizes alaap-jor-jhala development in the instrumental section, followed by Popatkar’s vocal interpretation in the khayal style. Accompaniment details for this track remain undocumented in available sources.

The album cover and liner notes credit His Master’s Voice (HMV) as the producer and distributor. The recording session location, engineers, and additional contributing artists are not specified in the original release documentation. The vinyl edition includes no subtitles or alternate track listings beyond the two raga titles.

This release forms part of Imrat Khan’s mid-career discography, during which he expanded the Etawah baj sitar tradition through collaborations with vocalists. Manikrao Popatkar, a representative of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, contributed to the album amid his broader work in khayal and tarana genres. Neither artist released a follow-up duet under the same label after this project.