MENU


Raga Kanakangi

   About Raga Kanakangi

Kanakangi  Ragam 

Kanakangi  means the Golden Bodied One. Kanakangi raga is the first raga of the 72 Melakarta Raga System and 1st of the Indu Chakra of the Carnatic Music. It is also called Kanakambari raga in the Muthuswami Dikshithar School of Music.

Kanakangi's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields Kamavardani. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the ragam.

Kanakambari is the 1st Melakarta in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin. The notes used in the scale are the same, but the ascending scale is different. It is an audava-sampurna raga (5 notes in ascending scale, while full 7 are used in descending scale).


Credits: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/
http://music-raagaa.blogspot.com/

   Raga structure Raga Kanakangi

It is 1st  ragam  in the 1st chakra Indu. The mnemonic name is Indu-Pa. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra ga ma pa dha na. Its arohana-avarohana structure (ascending and descending scale) has all shuddha swaras, as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

Arohana: S R1 G1 M1 P D1 N1
Avarohana: S N1 D1 P M1 G1 R1

(the notes are shuddha rishabham, shuddha gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, shuddha nishadham)

It is a sampurna ragam – a  ragam  that has all seven swaras (notes). It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Salagam, which is the 37th melakarta.

Kanakangi has a few janya ragams associated with it, of which Karnataka shuddha saveri and Lavangi (a recent addition to Carnatic music by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna) are a little popular. 

Janya Ragam Kanakangi	
S R1 G1 M1 P D1 N1 S	
S N1 D1 P M1 G1 R1 S

1) Kanakambari	
S R1 M1 P D1 S	
S N1 D1 P M1 G1 R1 S

2) Kanakatodi	
S R1 G1 M1 P D1 S		
S N1 D1 P M1 R1 S

3) Karnataka Shuddha Saveri	
S R1 M1 P D1 S		
S D1 P M1 R1 S

4) Latantapriya	
S R1 G1 M1 P D1 S		
S D1 P M1 R1 S

5) Lavangi	
S R1 M1 D1 S	
S D1 M1 R1 S

6) Megha	
S R1 M1 P D1 N1 D1 P S	
S N1 D1 P M1 R1 S

7) Rishabhavilasa	
S R1 M1 P D1 S	
S D1 P M1 R1 M1 R1 S

8) Sarvashree	
S M1 P S		
S P M1 S

9) Suddha Mukhari	
S R1 M1 P D1 S	
S N1 D1 P M1 G1 R1 S

10) Tatillatika 
S R1 M1 P D1 S	
S D1 P M1 R1 S

   External Videos of Raga Kanakangi

   Songs based on Raga Kanakangi

Tamil Film Songs

1) Moham ennum - Sindhu Bhairavi-Ilaiyaraaja	K. J. Yesudas

   Compositions in Raga Kanakangi

Few compositions have been composed in this austere ragam of which some are as listed:

1) Kanakambari karunyamrtalahari in ragam KanakAmbari by Muthuswamy Dikshitar

2) Sri Gananatham Bhajamyaham by Thyagaraja

3) Kanakangaka by Koteeswara Iyer - having composed a kriti in every melakarta raga in his magnum opus Kanda Ganamutham

4) Sreesa Putraya is a composition by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, is part of a series of compositions he created in every melakartha raga.



   Related Ragas of Kanakangi

Kanakangi's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields KamavardaniGraha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the ragam.

   Contact

 

Name:
Contact no:
Email:
Message:



 

   Learn Raga Kanakangi

 

Possessing an art is possessing a treasure that grows forever! Learning a performing art like music or dance opens doors to novel and wonderful worlds of joy. You can bring this unbounded happiness into your life – you can learn an art at any age. To make a beginning today, enroll in the online school of performing arts : Meetkalakar Gurukul.


About Meetkalakar

Meetkalakar is an Indian product and services company based in Mumbai. Its interests are focussed on the field of performing arts. The various products and services of Meetkalakar mainly benefit performing artists and art lovers.

Meetkalakar was founded in 2009 by Rajashree Rajadhyax and Richa Rajadhyax, with the primary aim of allowing people to browse through profiles of performing artists on the internet. Over years, many new products and services were added. Meetkalakar now has about 2500 eminent artists from the field of music, dance, drama, folk and many other genres as its members.

Meetkalakar founders have expressed their intention of coming up with more and more innovations that will reduce the distance between the artist and art lovers. Know more...

©2010-2013, Meetkalakar Services India Private Limited.
All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Legal Disclaimer

Recent Updates

  • Rahul Srivastava
    My New Show in Guwahati (asaam)
  • Kalamandalam Sheeba Krishnakumar
    Coming Soon: "Bharatarnava" - A Journey into Timeless Wisdom Discover the timeless wisdom and profound insights of the classical Sanskrit text by Nandikeswara, "Bharatarnava," now accessible to Malayalam readers. Translated by the renowned performing artist Dr. Kalamandalam Sheeba Krishnakumar, this work brings the ancient heritage of Indian classical dance to life. Stay tuned for the release of this landmark publication! 
  • Kalamandalam Sheeba Krishnakumar
  • Apeksha Niranjan
    Apeksha Niranjan's Poland Spring Tour 2024  13th April 2024 Tamil year celebration Venue : OSIR Polna, Warsaw At : 11:30. 19th April 2024 Wieczór nad Warta; Wieczór nad Gangesem Theme : The confluence of Bharatnatyam and Polish folk music Venue : sinegog Konin Time : 19:00 .21st April 2024 Venue : Pan Gar, Poznan .Time : 19:00. 26, 27, 28 April 2024 The world of Indian Performing Arts Festival Workshop, lectures Demonstration and the Recital would be on 28th April.  7th May 2024 Z...
Please note: All Content (Unless produced by Meetkalakar) names and brand names mentioned are property of their respective owners. They have been published by content owners. All of this content remains property of their respective holders, and in no way indicates any relationship between Meetkalakar and the holders of said trademarks. Meetkalakar is a technology platform that enables artists reach out their audiences.
Name



Contact No



Email


Message