Thumri in raga pahadi

Thumri in Raga Pahadi is a vocal performance by Nazakat Ali Khan and Salamat Ali Khan. The track appears as the third entry on the album Raga Dabari Kanarra. The artists recorded the piece in 1993. Network Medien released the album in Pakistan the same year. The format of the release is a compact disc (CD).

The performance features a thumri, a semi-classical vocal form in Hindustani classical music. Raga Pahadi serves as the melodic framework for this rendition. The track has a duration of 15 minutes and 25 seconds. Nazakat Ali Khan and Salamat Ali Khan, known collectively as the Sham Chaurasia gharana, specialize in khyal and thumri styles. Their interpretation of Raga Pahadi follows the conventions of light classical music while maintaining improvisational elements.

The album Raga Dabari Kanarra does not provide additional details about the recording session or specific musical arrangements. The label Network Medien distributed the CD without liner notes or supplementary documentation. The track remains notable for its extended duration, which allows for expansive exploration of the raga and thumri structure. The artists employ traditional vocal techniques, including meend (glissando) and gamak (ornamentation), characteristic of the Pahadi raga.

Nazakat Ali Khan and Salamat Ali Khan were Pakistani classical vocalists. They gained recognition for their duets and individual performances in the mid-to-late 20th century. Their work contributed to the preservation and dissemination of Hindustani classical music in Pakistan and internationally. The 1993 release of Raga Dabari Kanarra represents one of their later collaborative recordings.