S-R-g-P-D-n-S
A shadav scale resembling ‘Kafi no ma’ (or ‘Shivranjani plus ni’), said to have been adapted from a congruent Carnatic form (Mattimavari). Most prominently performed by Patiala star Parveen Sultana: her enchanting 1982 album rendition places a swooping Pa–ga sangati centre-stage (e.g. P\gP; P(g)PgR), often traversing wide interval jumps such as gPgD; nDgPgRS (bandish: Mere Nain Mein Baso & Mora Neendaniya Nasani). Shuddha ma occasionally replaces Pa in ornamental flourishes of (m)gP, although taans tend to highlight its omission in ‘straight line’ fashion (e.g. SRgPdS; nDPgRS). Also evocatively recorded by Kirana violinist Kashi Nath, although further examples are hard to definitively trace. Not to be confused with Malavi – and also compare to other ‘Kafi minus one’ ragas including Narayani (no Ga) and Nayaki Kanada (no Dha). Ripe for further exploration!
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Aroha: SRgP, DnS
Avroh: SnDP, gRS
Chalan: e.g. SnDS; PDnDS; SRgR; gRS; SRgP; gPgR; SRgP; gPD; DPgR; gR; nDS; gP; DnDS; SRgPgR; gR; gRS; nDP; gPgR; gS (Gadre)
—Parveen Sultana (1982)—
[bandish, e.g. 28:06] SgR(gRS)R (m)g/P, P(nDnDn)P D(SnSn)D n (DP)D (n)P, P\gP (nPm)g, S(gRmgR), S(nSnSn)D (nD), S(nSn)D, S S, S(nSnDP)D (nDnD)P, D(nDPDn) S(nSnSnS)D S(nS)D n/S S…
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Swaras: -4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+
Sapta: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna
Poorvang: SRGM | SRG | SRM | SGM
Uttarang: PDNS | PDS | PNS | DNS
Varjit: Re | Ga | Ma | Pa | Dha | Ni
Double: rR | gG | mM | dD | nN
Thaat: 10 | 32 | Enclosed | Inexact
Chal: All-shuddha | All-komal | Ma-tivra
Gaps: Anh. | Hemi. | 3-row | 4-row | 5-row
Symmetries: Mirror | Rotation | Palindr.
Aroha: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna
Avroh: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna
Jati: Equal | Balanced | Av.+1 | Av.+2
Samay: Morning | Aftern. | Eve. | Night
Murchana: Bhup. | Bihag | Bilaw. | Charu.
Raganga: Bhairav | Malhar | Kan. | Todi
Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball
Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern
Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang
Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.
• Prakriti: (none found)
–Swara Geometries–
• Core form: S–R–g–P–D–n–S
• Reverse: SRgmDnS
• Negative: 2-3-1-1-2-3 (e.g. Jog)
• Imperfect: 2 (Dha, ni)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: none
• Murchanas: none
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: ~Madhyamavarali
S-R2-G2-P-D2-N2-S
• Jazz: Dorian (no 4th)
1-2-b3-5-6-b7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-2-3-7-9-10-0
(2–1–4–2–1–2)
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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa
• Names: Manavi, Manavee, Kolhas, Kalika
—Kashi Nath (2020)—