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Gurbani Raag: Kanara |
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The modern name for this raga appears to
be "Kanada",
probably a mattcr of transliteration from its original name. Under
the Kanara spelling this raga was prevalent in the classifications
of 16th and 17th centuries. However, in one instance, Kanara and
Kanada
both appear in the same ragmala. This would indicate that at one
time these were two distinctly different ragas. Kanara was used
by Guru
Ram Das and Guru Arjan for 69 hymns, a var, plus numerous slokas.
In the Ragmala, Kanara is a putra of Dipak. The modern Kanada is
one
of a group of many Kanada ragas which are combinations of Kanada
with other ragas; one of the most popular is Darbari Kanada classified
under the Asavari thata. Assigned to the night hours, its mood
is
quiet and full of majesty. Darbari-Kanada is performed in slow tempo
and is a popular concert form today. The details of this raga:
Aroh : Sa Re Ca, Ma Pa, Ni Sa
Avroh : Sa, Ni Pa, Ma Pa, Ga Ma Re Sa
Vadi : Pa
Samvadi : Sa |
Excerpts taken from Encyclopedia
of Sikhism
by Harbans Singh .
Published by Punjabi University, Patiala |
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