Kanakangi
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Kanakangi(pronounced kanakāngi, meaningthe golden bodied one) is aragaminCarnatic music(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 1stMelakartarāgam in the 72melakartarāgam system of Carnatic music. It is calledKanakāmbariin theMuthuswami Dikshitarschool.[1][2]
Structure and Lakshana[edit]
It is the 1st rāgam in the 1stchakra Indu.The mnemonic name isIndu-Pa.The mnemonic phrase issa ra ga ma pa dha na.[1]Itsārohaṇa-avarohaṇastructure (ascending and descending scale) has allshuddhaswaras,as follows (seeswarasin Carnatic musicfor details on below notation and terms):
(the notes areshuddha rishabham, shuddha gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, shuddha dhaivatham, shuddha nishadham)
It is asampurnarāgam– a rāgam that has all sevenswaras(notes) and is often dubbed theshuddhascale, owing to itsswarasthanas.It is theshuddha madhyamamequivalent ofSalagam,which is the 37thmelakarta.
Asampurna Melakarta[edit]
Kanakāmbariis the 1stMelakartain the original list compiled byVenkatamakhin.The notes used in the scale are the same, but the ascending scale is different. It is anaudava-sampurnaraga (5 notes in ascending scale, while full 7 are used in descending scale).[3]
Janyarāgams[edit]
Kanakangihas a fewjanyaragams associated with it, of whichKarnātaka shuddha sāveriandLavangi(a recent addition to Carnatic music byDr. M. Balamuralikrishna) are a little popular.
SeeList ofjanyarāgamsfor a full list ofKanakangi's janyas.
Popular compositions[edit]
Few compositions have been composed in this austere ragam of which some are as listed:
kanakAmbari kAruNyAmRtalahariinrāgamKanakAmbaribyMuthuswamy Dikshitar
Sri Gananatham BhajamyahambyThyagaraja
KanakangakabyKoteeswara Iyer- having composed a kriti in everymelakartaraga in his magnum opusKanda Ganamutham
Sreesa Putrayais a composition by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, is part of a series of compositions he created in everymelakartharaga.
Varnam -Sri GaneswaramfromJanaka Raga Varna ManjaribyNallan Chakravarthy Murthy
Film Songs[edit]
Language: [[Kannada and Tamil language]][edit]
| Song | Movie | Composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moham ennum | Sindhu Bhairavi | Ilaiyaraaja | K. J. Yesudas |
| Amma Amma | Uzhaippali | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,Sunandha | |
| Vaan Engum | Ragasiyam(1985) | Gangai Amaran | Malaysia Vasudevan,S. Janaki |
| Malainattu Machane | Solaikuyil | M. S. Murari | K. S. Chithra |
| Kaatrile Paattu(last part only) | Punnagai Desam | S. A. Rajkumar | P. Unnikrishnan |
| Varaha Roopam | Kantara | B. Ajaneesh Loknath | Sai Vignesh |
Tamil Devotional Songs[edit]
| Song | Album | Composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guru Kavacham | Sri Guru Bhagavan | Veeramani Kannan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Related rāgams[edit]
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Kanakangi'snotes when shifted usingGraha bhedam,yieldsKamavardani.Graha bhedamis the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting theshadjamto the next note in the rāgam.
