Adana (raga)

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox raga 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, 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: Template:Ubl

Avarohana: Template:SvaraH

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, around high Sa. It is very common to begin the elaboration of this raga with high Sa.

Adana is part of the Kanada Raga group.

Samay (Time)

Late Night (12am-3am)

Historical Information

Ādāna was previously called Āḍḍānā.

Adana was a major raga in the 17th century and a combination of the then current ragas Malhar and Kanada. In a ragamala painting from Mewar it is depicted as an ascetic man sitting on a tiger skin, however, Somnath describes him as Kama the god of love. His Adana was quite different from the raga as it is performed today.

Origins

Important Recordings

• Singh Bandhu, "Taan Kaptaan"

Film Songs

Song	Movie	Composer	Artists
Manmohan Man Mein Ho Tumhi	Kaise Kahoon	S. D. Burman	Mohammad Rafi & Suman Kalyanpur & S. D. Batish
Jhanak Jhanak Paayal Baaje	Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje	Vasant Desai	Amir Khan (singer) & Chorus
Ai Dil Mujhe Aisi Jagah Le Chal	Arzoo (1950 film)	Anil Biswas (composer)	Talat Mahmood
Radhike Tune Bansari Churai	Beti Bete	Shankar–Jaikishan	Mohammad Rafi
Aap Ki Nazaron Ne Samjha	Anpadh	Madan Mohan (composer)	Lata Mangeshkar

Language: Tamil

Song	Movie	Composer	Singer
Veera Raja Veera	Ponniyin Selvan 2	A. R. Rahman	Shankar Mahadevan, K.S. Chitra, Harini

External links

• Film Songs in Rag Adana Template:Webarchive

Literature

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