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

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Despite regional variances, Raisa Kanada is generally considered to be distinguished by an idiosyncratic sequence involving shuddha Dha – given by Ramrang as nDPDPmP. Most interpretations fall close to Shahana (the two names have similar meaning: shahana: ‘of royal demeanour’, ‘raisa’: ‘rich, noble-born’) – with some also linking the raga to Nayaki Kanada, Kafi, Bageshri, and Darbari. Manjiri Asanare-Kelkar explores Dha-laden lines of DnP; PD(nD)m; mPDn; S\D/n\P in her Darbar 2012 rendition – and offers “very important phrases” of nPmgm; RSR; mPDnS; PSDnPDm; mPDnP; nmPmg; PmPmgm; RSR in her excellent breakdown (which differentiates Nayaki and Shahana phrases using hand gestures). Also refer to renditions by Ramprapanna Bhattacharya (on surbahar), Vikas Kashalkar (a Gwalior rework), and Arun Dravid (“for an intimate concert which highlighted the [Jaipur-Atrauli] speciality ragas”, accompanied by esraj).

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[motifs, e.g. 0:35] n(DSnDn)P, mPDn S\D/n\P, (P)S\mP m\g, (m)gm, m m/n\P/S(n), R(g)S R\nS, (P)nP, P(nmP) m(gm), m(nmP), m\gm, RSR…

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Explore hidden inter-raga connections: swara geometries, melodic features, murchana sets, ragangas, & more (also see the Full Tag List):

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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.

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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: Kafi thaat, Kafi, Bageshri, Bhimpalasi, Shahana, Desi, Dhanashree, Hussaini Kanada, Mudriki Kanada

–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–R–g–m–P–D–n–S

• Reverse: SRgmPDnS (=itself)

• Negative: 2-3-2-2-3 (e.g. Durga)

• Imperfect: 1 (Dha)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: mirror (S—M)

• Murchanas: Bilawal set

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• Quirks: ‘palindromic‘ (same intervals forwards & backwards) • ‘maximal‘ (swaras are optimally ‘spread out’)

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–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: ~Kharaharapriya

S-R₂-G₂-M₁-P-D₂-N₂-S

• Jazz: Dorian

1-2-b3-4-5-6-b7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-2-3-5-7-9-10-0

(2–1–2–2–2–1–2)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa

• Names: Raisa Kanada, Rayasa Kannada, Rais Kanhra

—Vikas Kashalkar (1999)—