Nama Ramayanam Composed in wat ragas

[coolcrave]

Hi just wanna know wht ragas are use in MS Subbulakshmi's version of the NAma Ramayana. Every Chapter has a diff usage of raga could someone throw light on this..thanks

[Lakshman]

The rAgAs are: yamunAkalyANi, kAnaDA, valaji, hamsanAdA, dEsh, shuddhadhanyAsi and kApi.

[coolcrave]

Thanks alot for your promptness Lakshman...I still have some doubts though. The second khaadam has usage of suddha dhaivata..so I might want to label it the raga scale asdarbari kanada?? or does Kaanada itself permits an Anya usage of the later swara in its sanchara. Likewise the fourth chapter has usage of both the madhyama's and the swara pattern encourages the possible flavour of Hamir kalyani or a typical saaranga...please share your thoughts

thanks once again.. :cheesy:

[Lakshman]

I am afraid only a trained musician can answer these questions for you.

[DrMrinalini]

Mr.Coolcrave & Mr.Lakshman-as far as I can remember, Ms's NAma RAmAyaNa has the following rAgAs (all sung in Madhyama shruthi) :-
1)Shuddha Brahma ParAtpara RAm (BAla KANDA) : Yamuna kalyani
2) AgaNitha guNa gaNa (Ayodhya KANDA): Darbari KAnaDa
3) DaNDakAranya (AraNya KANDA): Valaji
4) Hanumadsevitha (Kishkindha KANDA) : S'uddha SAranga (Aroh/Avaroh : S Ri Mi P Nu S; S Nu Di P Mi Ri Maa Ri S ; well-known piece:'Manavey mantraalaya nelesilli guruve karuNAmaya composed by Padmacharan)
5) Kapi vara sangatha (Sundara KANDA) : Desh
6) RAvaNa nidhana (Yuddha KANDA) : S'uddha dhanyasi
7) Aagatha munigaNa (Uttara RAma Charitra) : KApi

[sumithra]

plz give me link

[Lakshman]

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/l/7/s/a ... nguage.10/

[karnatikkitta]

Hello all, there's been a lot of confusion on this topic. The raagas are as follows:
1. Yaman Kalyan
2. Darbari Kaanada
3. Valachi (otherwise known as Kalaavathi in Hindustani)
4. Shuddh Saarang
5. Tilak Kamod (not Des, as previously stated)
6. Dhaani (not Suddha Dhanyasi)
7. Kaapi

I am happy to explain the differences and help appreciate the nuances.

Warm regards,
Krishna