Ganapati (raga) explained

Ganapati
Mela:Kanakangi

Ganapati also written as Ganapathi is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music) created by M. Balamuralikrishna with only three notes[1] [2] and Introduced to Carnatic music with a composition 'Gam Ganapathim'. It is a janya rāga (derived scale) of the 1st Melakarta rāgam Kanakangi.

Scale

The Ganapati raga contains three notes in ascending and descending of the scale:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-07-15 . Throwback to Balamuralikrishna's thillanas . 2023-01-23 . Deccan Herald . en.
  2. News: Ramakrishnan . Deepa H. . 2016-11-22 . Balamurali, a legend, who created ragas with three swaras . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-01-23 . 0971-751X.

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