Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna · 2006
Mitwa
Hindi-film eligibility matched; song credits may still need checking
Singer: Shafqat Amanat Ali, Shankar Mahadevan, Caralisa Monteiro
Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Recording: original
Reported raagRaagA recognisable arrangement of notes and musical behaviour that guides melody. A raag’s identity involves how notes are used, not just a list of pitches.Source: N2 §2.1, pp. 14–15; §2.2.1, p. 15. and 1 moreMore in the glossary
Khamaj
Shankar Mahadevan, one of the film's composers, named Khamaj as Mitwa's raagRaagA recognisable arrangement of notes and musical behaviour that guides melody. A raag’s identity involves how notes are used, not just a list of pitches.Source: N2 §2.1, pp. 14–15; §2.2.1, p. 15. and 1 moreMore in the glossary in the quotation published by Priyaankaa Mathur. This records the published statement; the original event recording was not inspected, and it is not a note-by-note check of the song.
Evidence: Composer's own statement · Shankar Mahadevan at the MTV India Music Summit (Loudest, 2018), answer to the question beginning “You tend to blend classical music…”
Source wording: “Khamaj”
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