Jog (raga)

Ram Narayan performs Jog at the Shiraz Arts Festival in Iran in the 1970s

Jog is a Raga in Hindustani classical music. It is one of the more popular ragas appearing often in films. Sometimes, experts assign this raga to be a member of Kafi thaat.

Structure

Raga Jog omits the second and the sixth intervals, Ri and Dha, making it pentatonic, or Audav in nature. In ascending, it uses Shuddha Ga, and in descending, it uses Komal Ga. It takes Raga Tilang for its base which itself is derived from Khamaj thaat.

The Arohana is: Sa Ga Ma Pa ni(komal) Sa' The Avarohana is: Sa' ni(komal) Pa Ma Ga(shuddha) Ma ga(komal) Sa

In the notes of the Western scale in the key of C, these roughly correspond to C, E, F, G, B♭, C; C, B♭, G, F, E, F, E♭, C.

Time of the day

The raga is played during the late evening (9 PM – 12 night): 2nd Prahar of the night, Ratri ka Dwitiya Prahar

Notable recordings in raga Jog

• Pramadhavanam by Raveendran Master in His Highness Abdullah,
• Ravi Shankar on his 1956 album Three Ragas,
• Hariprasad Chaurasia & Zakir Hussain,
• Ali Akbar Khan & L Subramanian.
• Namo Namo Bharathambe, written by Shri Nochur Venkataraman, tuned and sung by Kuldeep Pai & Sooryagayathri from Vande Guru Paramparam

Film songs

Language: Tamil

Song	Movie	Composer	Singer
Ventriduven Unnai(Ragamalika opening portion only)	Agathiyar	Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan	T. M. Soundararajan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan
Maanikkka Theril Maragatha	Thedi Vandha Mappillai	M. S. Viswanathan	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Mahaganapathim	Sindhu Bhairavi	Illayaraja	K.J. Yesudas
Mettioli Katrodu (Starts with Suddha Dhanyasi)	Metti		Illayaraja, S. Janaki(Humming only)
Kavithai Kelungal(Ragamalika)	Punnagai Mannan		Vani Jairam
Aala Asathum	Kanni Rasi		S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Isai Paadu Nee	Isai Paadum Thendral		S. Janaki
Oh Oh Oh Kaalai Kuyilgale	Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren
Holi Holi	Raasukutti		S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Innum Ennai (Gambeeranattai with Tilang)	Singaravelan
Podu Thanthanathom	Nalla Naal
Panivizhum Malar Vanam (in Chalanattai)	Ninaivellam Nithya		S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Nan Deva devi	Thangakkili		Mano, Swarnalatha
Inge Iraivan	Sir.I Love You		Mano, P. Susheela
Oru Pattampochi	Kadhalukku Mariyadhai		K.J. Yesudas, Sujatha
Naan Ondru Kettal	Ilayaragam		Arunmozhi, K.S. Chitra
Peigaley Nambathey	Mahanadhi		Kamal Haasan, Shanmugasundari
Sandhosha Kannire	Uyire	A. R. Rahman	A. R. Rahman
Unnai Kelai	Desam		Hariharan & T. L. Maharajan
Spiderman	New		Kunal Ganjawala, Sadhana Sargam
Narumugaiye Narumugaiye	Iruvar		P. Unnikrishnan, Bombay Jayashree
Vennila Vennila			Asha Bhosle
Thom Thom	Alli Thandha Vaanam	Vidyasagar	Hariharan, K.S. Chitra
Oru Nimidamaa	Thithikudhe		Tippu,Srivarthini
Thangamagan Indru	Baashha	Deva	K.J. Yesudas, K.S. Chitra
Devi Devi	Santharpam		S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Uma Ramanan
Irupathu Kodi Nilavugal	Thulladha Manamum Thullum	S. A. Rajkumar	Hariharan
Mudhalam Santhippil	Charlie Chaplin	Bharani	P. Unnikrishnan, Swarnalatha
Solaigal Ellam	Pookkalai Parikkatheergal	T. Rajendar	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K.S. Chitra
Vasantham Paadi Vara	Rail Payanangalil		S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Sogam Eni Ellai	Vaaname Ellai	Maragathamani	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Maragadha Mani(Chorus)
Uyire Uyire	Vaanam Vasappadum	Mahesh Mahadevan	Hariharan, Ganga
Iyengaru Veetu Azhagey	Anniyan	Harris Jayaraj	Hariharan, Harini
Chennai Senthamizh (copy of Mahaganapathim)	M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi	Srikanth Deva	Harish Raghavendra
Aagayam Kanatha	Unakkum Enakkum	Devi Sri Prasad	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Jingunamani	Jilla	D. Imman	Ranjith, Sunidhi Chauhan
Ammukuttiye	Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum		Pradeep Kumar
Uraiyum Theeyil	Sita Ramam	Vishal Chandrashekhar	Yazin Nizar

Language: Malayalam

Song	Movie	Composer	Singer
Parayanmarana	Garshom	Ramesh Narayan	Hariharan
Pramadavanam	His Highness Abdulla	Raveendran	K.J. Yesudas
Oru kili pattu moolave	Vadakumnathan	Raveendran	K.J. Yesudas, K.S.Chitra
varmukile	Mazha	Raveendran	K.S.Chitra

Language: Hindi

Song	Movie	Composer	Singer
Noor-Un-Ala	Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities	A. R. Rahman	Murtaza Khan, Qadir Khan, Palakkad Sreeram

Non-film songs

Year	Film/Album	Language	Song	Singer(s)	Composer	Lyrics	Audio Label
2018	SUR Sandya	Sanskrit	"Ajam Nirvikalpam"	Uma Sheshgiri	Mahesh Mahadev	Adi Shankaracharya	PRISM Music
2019	Kandenu Sri Raganathana	Kannada	Athadyaniso Manuja	Priyadarshini	Mahesh Mahadev	Sri Yogi Nareyana	PM Audios