Kanakangi
Sign in to saveKanakangi (pronounced kanakāngi, meaning the golden bodied one) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 1st Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Kanakāmbari in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school.
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Structure and Lakshana
- Asampurna Melakarta
- ''Janya'' rāgams
- Popular compositions
- Film Songs
- Language: [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
- Language: [[Kannada]]
- Tamil Devotional Songs
- Related rāgams
- Notes
- References
Kanakangi (pronounced kanakāngi, meaning the golden bodied one) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 1st Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Kanakāmbari in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school.
== Structure and Lakshana == thumb|right|300px|Kanakangi scale with shadjam at C
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