S-R-g-m-P-n-S

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A popular Kanada raga said to be a creation of Gopal Nayak – the legendary poet-composer of Alauddin Khilji’s 12th-century Delhi durbar, fabled to have catalysed Amir Khusro’s invention of qawwali via Khusro seeking to outdo Nayak’s Sufi syllabic singing (although other origin myths relate the raga to Nayak Bakshu of Raja Man Singh’s 16th-century royal court). Dha is omitted despite a general uttarang focus, with Tanarang (who describes the mood as “dynamic and scintillating, full of enthusiasm and vitality”) offering characteristic movements such as nSRPmgm; SRgmnP; SnPnPmP; gmPmRSRS (n.b. an archaic variant, though prakriti with the main form, runs more like ‘Suha + Sarang’, and other incarnations may feature touches of shuddha Dha). Also see Sughrai.

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Aroha: SRmP, nPmPS

Avroh: RnSP, nPmP, gmRS

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Pakad: e.g. mnP, mPgmnP, nmPS

Chalan: e.g. SRgmR; SR(R)P; mPnP; mPgmnP; mPnP; nmPS; RnS(P)nP; mP(m)gm; gmPmRSRS (Bor/Sadolikar)

—Shashwati Mandal (2014)—

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[alap, e.g. 0:58] (nS)R, RRSnSnSR m\g(R) m\g(mgmg)m, m(Pm)P\m mPm/n(Pn)P, m(mnPmPmP)S, (n)S nPn P(m), mPn(Pn)P, P(SnS)nP nPmP, nPm(Pm)nPmP m\g m(g) m(g) g(mg)m…

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—Imagery: Gopal Nayak—

“Gopal Nayak was reputedly summoned by the ruler to translate ancient Dhrupad songs, originally sung in an austere fashion, to match the rigidities of Sanskrit, into a more modern living language. Gopal, a native of Vrindavan [the legendary forest of Lord Krishna], translated the compositions into Braj, the language of Krishna, sanctifying them…” (Jameela Siddiqi)

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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

Thaat: 10 | 32 | Enclosed | Inexact

Chal: All-shuddha | All-komal | Ma-tivra

Gaps: Anh. | Hemi. | 3-row | 4-row | 5-row

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Aroha: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Avroh: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Jati: Equal | Balanced | Av.+1 | Av.+2

Samay: Morning | Aftern. | Eve. | Night

Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball

Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern

Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang

Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.

• Prakriti: Palas, Suha Kanada, Gaudgiri Malhar

See all shadav ragas which omit Dha – and also compare to other members of the Kanada raganga

–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–R–g–m–P–n–S

• Reverse: SRmPDnS (=Gorakh Kalyan)

• Complement: SrGMdDNS

• Imperfect: 1 (Re)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: mirror (Rg—dD)

• Murchanas: Shankara set

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• Quirks: ‘self-shadowing‘ (negative form=core form) • ‘atritonal‘ (no available tritones)

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–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: ~Pushpalathika

S-R₂-G₂-M₁-P-N₂-S

• Jazz: Aeolian (no 6th)

1-2-b3-4-5-b7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-2-3-5-7-10-0

(2–1–2–2–3–2)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa (+Pa)

• Names: Nayaki Kanada, Nayaki Kannada

• Transliterations: Hindi (नायकी कान्ह्डा); Bengali (নায়কী কানাড়া)

—Bhimsen Joshi (1992)—