Adana is an Indian
raag. It is also called Adana Kanada. It is often sung or played in drut laya after a vilambit composition in raga
Darbari Kanada
Darbari Kanada, or simply Raga Darbari (pronounced darbāri kānada), is a raga in Carnatic music. It is a janya ragam (derived scale) of 20th Melakarta raga Natabhairavi. It is believed to be borrowed into Hindustani classical music by M ...
, as Adana is straighter than Darbari in its chalan, thus allowing faster passages. The flow of this raga is similar to a mix of Madhumad Sarang /
Megh and Darbari. Another common
vivadi some artists use sparingly is shuddha nishad which enhances the Saranga mood of the raga.
Aroha and avaroha
Arohana
Arohana, Arohanam, Aroh or Aroha, in the context of Indian classical music, is the ascending scale of notes in a raga.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, ''Glossary'' pages, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications The pitch increases a ...
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Avarohana
An Avarohana, Avarohanam or Avaroha, in the context of Indian classical music, is the descending scale of any raga.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, ''Glossary'' pages, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications The notes descend in pitch ...
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Vadi and samavadi
* Vadi : Sa
* Samvadi : Pa
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
In music theory, a tetrachord (; ) is a series of four notes separated by three interval (music), intervals. In traditional music theory, a tetrachord always spanned the interval of a perfect fourth, a 4:3 frequency proportion (approx. 498 cent (m ...
, around high Sa. It is very common to begin the elaboration of this raga with high Sa.
[Bor 1997]
Adana is part of the
Kanada Raga group
Kanada (, (ISO 15919/IAST: ''Kānaṛā rāgaṅg'' Hindi: कान्हड़ा,Tamil language, Tamil: கானடா, Kannada: ಕಾನಡ, Bengali language, Bengali: কানাড়া)) also known as Kanhada is a group of ''raga''s ...
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Samay (Time)
Late Night (12am-3am)
Historical Information
Ādāna was previously called Āḍḍānā.
[Kaufmann]
Adana was a major raga in the 17th century and a combination of the then current ragas
Malhar
"Malhar" is a Hindustani classical raga. Malhar is associated with torrential rains.
Besides the basic Shuddha Malhar, which was the original Malhar, several Malhar-related ragas use the Malhar signature phrase m (m)R (m)R P, including "Miyan ...
and Kanada. In a
ragamala painting from
Mewar
Mewar, also spelled as Mewad is a region in the south-central part of Rajasthan state of India. It includes the present-day districts of Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Pirawa Tehsil of Jhalawar District of Rajasth ...
it is depicted as an ascetic man sitting on a tiger skin, however, Somnath describes him as
Kama
''Kama'' (Sanskrit: काम, ) is the concept of pleasure, enjoyment and desire in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. It can also refer to "desire, wish, longing" in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh literature.Monier Williamsका� ...
the god of love. His Adana was quite different from the raga as it is performed today.
Origins
Important Recordings
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Singh Bandhu, "Taan Kaptaan"
Film Songs
Language:
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
References
External links
Film Songs in Rag Adana
Literature
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