Kanada (family of ragas)

Kanada (Hindustani pronunciation: [ˈkänəɽä ˈrägäŋg], (ISO 15919/IAST: Kānaṛā rāgaṅg Hindi: कान्हड़ा, Bengali: কানাড়া)) also known as Kanhada is a group of ragas in Hindustani classical music. The name Kanada suggests that it may have originated in the Carnatic music tradition and Kannada country.[1]

Ragas in this group belong to different thaats, but particularly to the Asavari or Kafi thaat.
Komal Gandhar (Ga) and Komal Dhaivat (Dha) are vakra (zigzag) in descent and are used in phrases like gMR and dnP.

List of ragas in the Kanada family

The following ragas belong to this group :[2]

  1. Abhogi Kanada
  2. Adana Kanada
  3. Asavari Kanada
  4. Basanti Kanada
  5. Bageshree Kanada
  6. Bhavsakh Kanada
  7. Darbari Kanada
  8. Enayatkhani Kanada
  9. Devsakh Kanada
  10. Gunji Kanada
  11. Husseini Kanada
  12. Jayant Kanada
  13. Kafi Kanada
  14. Kausi Kanada
  15. Lachari Kanada
  16. Lankashree Kanada
  17. Malkauns Kanada
  18. Nagadhwani Kanada
  19. Navarasa Kanada
  20. Nayaki Kanada
  21. Rageshree Kanada
  22. Raisa Kanada
  23. Ramsakh Kanada
  24. Shahana Kanada
  25. Sughrai Kanada
  26. Suha Kanada

See also

References
  1. Joep Bor 1999
  2. Kaufmann 1968

Literature
  • Bor, Joep (c. 1997), The Raga Guide, Charlottesville,Virginia: Nimbus Records, archived from the original on 3 December 2003
  • Kaufmann, Walter (1968), The ragas of North India, Calcutta, New Dheli, Bombay: Oxford & IBH Publishing Company


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