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Raga Bhoopali
Raga Bhoop or Bhoopali is the first raga taught to most students of Hindustani music. It uses 5 of the 7 shuddha swaras of the saptak; Madhyam (Ma) and Nishad (Ni) are not allowed in this raga. Its jati is audhav, meaning that both the aaroha and avroha have 5 notes.
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What is a raga?
A raga is considered to be the soul of Indian classical music, whether it be Hindustani or Carnatic. It is the backbone of classical music.
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Introduction to Sur and Swara
These shuddha swaras, or notes, have been established in our ancient musical scriptures. The combination of these 7 notes creates a saptak, or an octave: SA RE GA MA PA DHA NI SA