Latangi Raga

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Latangi Raga

About Raga Latangi

Latangi Ragam

Latangi is a ragam in Carnatic music. It is the 63rd Melakarta ragam in the 72 melakarta ragam system of Carnatic music. It is called Geetapriya or Gitapriya in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

Credits: Wikipedia

Raga structure of Latangi

Structure and Lakshana

Latangi scale with shadjam at C

It is the 3rd ragam in the 11th chakra Rudra. The mnemonic name is Rudra-Go. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gu mi pa dha nu. Its arohana-avarohana structure is as follows :

Arohana: S R2 G3 M2 P D1 N3 S'

Avarohana: S' N3 D1 P M2 G3 R2 S

The notes used in this scale are chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kakali nishadham.

As it is a melakarta ragam, by definition it is a sampoorna ragam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Sarasangi, which is the 27th melakarta.

Janya ragams

Latangi has a few minor janya ragams associated with it.

Latangi

S R2 G3 M2 P D1 N3 S'

S' N3 D1 P M2 G3 R2 S

Geethapriya

S R2 G3 M2 P D1 N3 S'

S' N3 D1 P M2 G3 R2 S

Chitrachandrika

S G3 R2 G3 M2 P N3 D1 S'

S' N3 D1 M2 G3 R2 S

Hamsalatha

S R2 G3 P N3 S'

S' N3 D1 P M2 G3 R2 S

Kananapriya

S R2 G3 M2 P M2 D1 N3 S'

S' D1 N3 P M2 G3 R2 S

Karunakari

S M2 P D1 N3 D1 S'

S' N3 D1 P M2 S

Lalithangi

S R2 G3 M2 D1 N3 S'

S' N3 D1 M2 G3 R2 S

Ramani

S G3 M2 P N3 S'

S' N3 D1 P M2 G3 S

Rathnakanthi

S R2 G3 M2 P N3 S'

S' N3 P M2 G3 R2 S

Raviswaroopini

S G3 M2 P D1 N3 S'

S' N3 D1 P M2 G3 S

Sajjananandhi

S R2 G3 M2 P D1 N3 S'

S' N3 D1 M2 G3 R2 S

Skandamanorama

S R2 M2 P N3 S'

S' N3 P M2 R2 S

External Videos of Raga Latangi

Songs based on Raga Latangi

Tamil Film Songs

Piravaa Varam Tharum - Nandanar - M. D. Parthasarathy & S. Rajeswara Rao - Dandapani Desikar

Gananaadhanae Varuga - Avvaiyar - M. D. Parthasarathy,P. S. Anandaraman & Mayavaram Venu - K. B. Sundarambal

Aadadha Manamum Undo- -Mannadhi Mannan - Viswanathan Ramamoorthy - T. M. Soundararajan, M. L. Vasanthakumari

Thogai Ilamayil (Charanam only) - Payanangal Mudivathillai - Ilaiyaraaja - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Chinna Raasaavae - Walter Vetrivel - Ilaiyaraaja - Mano, S. Janaki

Ennai Thodarendhu - Maamiyar Veedu - Ilaiyaraaja - K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki

Vanamellam Shenbagapoo - Nadodi Pattukkaran - Ilaiyaraaja - P. Susheela

Aadum Patham - Pon Megalai - Ilaiyaraaja -Sudha Ragunathan

Yengae Enathu Kavithai (Charanam Starts with Ragam Lathangi) - Kandukondain Kandukondain - A. R. Rahman - K. S. Chithra, Srinivas

Compositions in Raga Latangi

Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to Latangi.

Diname sudhinamu by Thyagaraja
Aparadhamula by Thyagaraja
Marivere and Aparadamulan by Patnam Subramania Iyer
Pirava varam tharum by Papanasam Sivan
Venkataramana by Papanasam Sivan
Srilalithe Srikanthasahite by Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar
Tamralochani Latangi by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna
Konjum Salangai Tigazhum Varnam by Madurai R. Muralidaran

Related Ragas of Latangi

Latangi's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 2 other melakarta ragams, namely Sooryakantam and Senavati. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the ragam.

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