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Umrao Jaan · 1981

Kahe Ko Byahi Bides

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Singer: Jagjit Kaur

Music: Mohammed Zahur Khayyam

Lyrics: Amir Khusrow

Recording: original

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Release and credit references do not establish a raag or taal attribution.

Reported raag

Tilak Kamod

Not yet reviewed by a musician

A named writer on music analysed the song in this raag as one of several raags in the song. This records what the source says; a musician has not checked the recording note by note.

Evidence: Named musician's analysis · Pooja Tiwari, doctoral thesis on semi-classical styles in film music (University of Delhi, 2020), ch.3, printed p.149 (PDF p.33)

Source wording: “गीत के निर्वहन हेतु राग तिलक कामोद, राग देस तथा राग खमाज का चयन किया गया है।” · Applies to: mixed

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Reported raag

Desh

Not yet reviewed by a musician

A named writer on music analysed the song in this raag as one of several raags in the song. This records what the source says; a musician has not checked the recording note by note.

Evidence: Named musician's analysis · Pooja Tiwari, doctoral thesis on semi-classical styles in film music (University of Delhi, 2020), ch.3, printed p.149 (PDF p.33)

Source wording: “गीत के निर्वहन हेतु राग तिलक कामोद, राग देस तथा राग खमाज का चयन किया गया है।” · Applies to: mixed

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Reported raag

Khamaj

Not yet reviewed by a musician

A named writer on music analysed the song in this raag as one of several raags in the song. This records what the source says; a musician has not checked the recording note by note.

Evidence: Named musician's analysis · Pooja Tiwari, doctoral thesis on semi-classical styles in film music (University of Delhi, 2020), ch.3, printed p.149 (PDF p.33)

Source wording: “गीत के निर्वहन हेतु राग तिलक कामोद, राग देस तथा राग खमाज का चयन किया गया है।” · Applies to: mixed

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