Kanadā

Carnatic

also written: Kaanada · Kanada · Kannada · Kānaḍa · kaanada

A raga of the Carnatic tradition, Kanadā belongs to melakarta 22 Kharaharapriyā. Lahari lists 114 compositions in this raga.

At a glance

Melakarta
Kharaharapriyāverified ×2

sources differ: wikipedia says Dhīraśankarābharaṇam; karnatik says dhIra shankarAbharaNam

Melakarta №
22verified ×3

sources differ: karnatik, ragasurabhi, wikipedia say 29

Aroha
S R2 G2 M1 D2 N2 S'verified ×2
Avaroha
S N2 P M1 G2 M1 R2 Sverified ×3

Songs in Kanadā

Krithis

  • pAlayamAm pArvatIshaMuttuswaamee Dikshitar · kn×2 sources
  • alai paayudEOotukkaaDu VenkaTasubbaiyyar
  • alai pAyudE kaNNA en manamOotukkaaDu VenkaTasubbaiyyar
  • amudam uNNuvOmSuddhaananda Bhaarati
  • anbE unnaiSuddhaananda Bhaarati
  • anudinamum unnaiKovai Subri
  • aparaajitEH.N. Muttiah Bhaagavatar
  • ArukkAgumillai manadEAnai Ayya
  • bAlAmbikAyA paramMuttuswaamee Dikshitar
  • bhajarE bhaja maanasaTyaagaraaja
  • brhadIshvara mahAdEvaBaalamuraLi Krishna
  • enda vidattAlum mayangudE manamOotukkaaDu VenkaTasubbaiyyar
  • enna sholliAmbujam Krishna
  • Enna Solli AzhaithalAmbujam Krishna
  • eNNip-pAraDi kaNNan padam tannilOotukkaaDu VenkaTasubbaiyyar
  • ennuyirkk-uyirAgiSuddhaananda Bhaarati
  • entO moraliDa lEdaaG.N. Baalasubramaniam
  • eppaDi un manam appaDi naDattAiSuddhaananda Bhaarati

song

  • aayitu sooryodayahi
  • Adi Varahana Cheluva Padavakn
  • anugAlavu nInE kAyabEkO kRShNakn
  • chicken and egg storyta
  • cikkadu cokkadukn
  • Darbar
  • Engum Nirainthaaye

…and 89 more compositions in the database.

Related ragas

Equivalent across traditions

Bahar,Adana Bahar,Bageshri Kanada

Sources & further reading

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