bauLi

[SrinathK]

Alternative spellings = bowLi

Aro : S R1 G3 P D1 S
Avaro : S N3 D1 P G3 R1 S

The use of N3 which appears on some long held phrases differentiates this from the pentatonic raga rEvagupti.

While Sriman nArAyaNa is the most popular piece you might have heard, or the 1st tiruppaLLiyezhucchi (pOTTri yen) / tiruvempAvAi (Adiyum antamum), we will start with Lalgudi Jayaraman's varnam (aruNOdayamE) in bauLi, to see how the swaras of the raga go :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4mdQ93vAvM (I potentially deviate from the share policy for once, as I couldn't find another vocal rendition)

Here's an official instrumental release from Charsur Arts Foundation's channel by Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtZJWJGxr5k

bauLi has been considered an early morning rAgA, and if it conveys that drowsy feeling right while waking up before sunrise, it captures it very well.

[Sreeni Rajarao]

I enjoy listening to this:
https://archive.org/details/UppavaDisOM ... enaRajaRao

[SrinathK]

Muthuswami Dikshitar has composed a kriti -- shrI pArvati paramEshwarau in baULi - here sung by MS Amma (it's only thanks to these uploaders that the MS Repertoire is even coming out)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZSp2OJCbUg

And here is Abhishek Raghuram singing it : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJdmmOhaxA4 - from the official Youtube channel of a webstreaming company called "Shaale"

[RSR]

This record by Smt.MS , is bouLi.
https://sites.google.com/site/homage2ms ... o-mahadeva
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I am yet to add the meaning of the lyric and other related information about the ragam.

It souns like boopaaLam but less sweet , in my opinion. Correct me please. for any error.
( it can be downloaded and played in VLC media player)

[SrinathK]

I am going to pass a law that makes it illegal to identify bauLi or rEvagupti as bhUpALam.

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=32622

[RSR]

My reference for boopaaLam is N.C.Vasanthakokilam's 'pozgu pularnthathu ' of Barathy. The difference is evident. Unfortunately, it is not available in web.