Laharithe raga notebook

Gunji Kanada

गूंजी कनाड़ाHindustani

A night raga of the Hindustani tradition, Gunji Kanada belongs to the Kafi thaat. Ma serves as the vadi, with Sa as samvadi. Lahari lists 5 compositions in this raga.

At a glance

Thaat
Kafi

sources differ: oceanofragas says Mishra

Melakarta
Natabhairavi
Aroha
S, R 'n, SRG, M, MPd, nDNS''
Avaroha
S' - Dn P - mPdnP - (m)g~ gm R - S
Vadi
Ma

sources differ: swarganga says P

Samvadi
Saverified ×2
Time
night

sources differ: oceanofragas says 10 p.m.-1 a.m.; swarganga says 9pm - 12am

Jati
Sampoorna - Sampoornaverified ×2

sources differ: oceanofragas says Sampurna-Sampurna/Seven notes-Seven notes

Songs in Gunji Kanada

Bandishen

  • chalo ree muralee suniyeVishnu Digambar Paluskar
  • naiyaa lagaa de moree paaraPandit Jasraj
  • piyaa milana kaise jaaogee goree
  • piyaa paradesavaa bipata bhaee
  • suMdhe sugaMdhavaa aura abeera chaDhaavo

Related ragas

Similar

Dev Gandhar,Gunjikauns

Sources & further reading

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