Adana (raga)

Hindustani Classical Music
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Shruti · Swara · Alankar · Raga
Tala · Gharana · Thaat
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Indian musical instruments
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Dhrupad · Dhamar · Khyal · Tarana
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Bilaval · Khamaj · Kafi · Asavari · Bhairav
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Adana is an Indian raga. It is also called Adana kanada.

Contents

Aroha and avaroha

Arohana S R M P n P M P n S' is quite small
S R g M P n P S'
Avarohana S' d n P g M R s

Vadi and samavadi

Pakad or Chalan

Organization and relationships

Flat Ga is usually omitted in ascent and in descent always appears in the distinctive Kanada phrase g M R S. Flat Dha is present in descent, but one should never linger on it. In fact it is omitted by some musicians completely. Most movements are in the upper tetrachord, around high Sa. It is very common to begin the elaboration of this raga with high Sa[1].
Adana is part of the Kanada Raga group

Behaviour

Samay (Time)

Late Night (12 -3)

Seasonality

Rasa

Historical Information

Ādāna was previous called Āḍḍānā[2] Adana was a major raga in the 17th century and a combination of the then current ragas Malhar and Kanada. In a ragamala from Mewar it is depicted as an ascetic man sitting on a tiger skin, however, Somanatha describes him as Kama the god of love. His Adana was quite different from the raga as it is performed today.[1]

Origins

Important Recordings

References

  1. ^ a b Bor 1997
  2. ^ Kaufmann

External links

Examples

Literature

(most) entries due to: Moutal, Patrick (1991), Hindustāni Rāga-s Index, New Dheli: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt Ltd, ISBN 81-215-0525-7