Raga Kafi
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Raga Kafi is a popular Hindustani classical raga associated with the Kafi thaat, often evoking a romantic, devotional, and folk-like mood and commonly performed in the late evening.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raga Kafi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6550424 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raga Kafi Context triple: [Hindustani music, hasRaga, Raga Kafi]
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A.
Raga Bhimpalasi
Raga Bhimpalasi is a popular afternoon raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its soulful, devotional mood and use of the Kafi thaat scale.
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B.
Raga Bageshri
Raga Bageshri is a prominent late-evening Hindustani classical raga known for its romantic, introspective mood and graceful melodic contours.
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C.
Raga Malkauns
Raga Malkauns is a deeply meditative and nocturnal Hindustani classical raga known for its pentatonic scale and serene, introspective mood.
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D.
Raga Todi
Raga Todi is a prominent and austere morning raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its complex, introspective mood and distinctive use of flattened notes.
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E.
Raga Darbari Kanada
Raga Darbari Kanada is a profound and meditative Hindustani classical raga, traditionally performed late at night and known for its deep, introspective mood and intricate ornamentation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raga Kafi Target entity description: Raga Kafi is a popular Hindustani classical raga associated with the Kafi thaat, often evoking a romantic, devotional, and folk-like mood and commonly performed in the late evening.
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A.
Raga Bhimpalasi
Raga Bhimpalasi is a popular afternoon raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its soulful, devotional mood and use of the Kafi thaat scale.
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B.
Raga Bageshri
Raga Bageshri is a prominent late-evening Hindustani classical raga known for its romantic, introspective mood and graceful melodic contours.
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C.
Raga Malkauns
Raga Malkauns is a deeply meditative and nocturnal Hindustani classical raga known for its pentatonic scale and serene, introspective mood.
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D.
Raga Todi
Raga Todi is a prominent and austere morning raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its complex, introspective mood and distinctive use of flattened notes.
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E.
Raga Darbari Kanada
Raga Darbari Kanada is a profound and meditative Hindustani classical raga, traditionally performed late at night and known for its deep, introspective mood and intricate ornamentation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindustani classical raga
ⓘ
musical scale ⓘ |
| allowsOrnamentation |
gamak
ⓘ
meend ⓘ |
| allowsOrnamentation | kan-svara ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hindustani classical music ⓘ |
| associatedWithFestival | Holi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMood |
folk-like mood
ⓘ
playful mood ⓘ |
| associatedWithRasa |
bhakti (devotional) rasa
ⓘ
shringara (romantic) rasa ⓘ |
| associatedWithSeason | spring ⓘ |
| belongsToThaat | Kafi thaat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonlyTaughtAt | intermediate level in Hindustani music training ⓘ |
| emphasizesSvara | Pa ⓘ |
| emphasizesSvara | komal Ga ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Kafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArohana | S R g m P D n S' ⓘ |
| hasAvarohana | S' n D P m g R S ⓘ |
| hasJati | sampurna-sampurna ⓘ |
| hasKomalSvara |
Ga
ⓘ
Ni ⓘ |
| hasPakad | S R g m P D n D P m g R S ⓘ |
| hasSamvadi | Sa ⓘ |
| hasScaleType | heptatonic ⓘ |
| hasThaatPosition | third thaat in Bhatkhande system ⓘ |
| hasTimeOfPerformance |
late evening
ⓘ
second prahar of the night ⓘ |
| hasTonalCenter | Sa as tonic ⓘ |
| hasVadi | Pa ⓘ |
| isParentOf |
Raga Bageshri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raga Bhimpalasi NERFINISHED ⓘ Raga Kafi Kanada NERFINISHED ⓘ Raga Malkauns Kafi (variant association) ⓘ Raga Pilu NERFINISHED ⓘ Raga Sindhura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| similarTo | Raga Kharaharapriya (Carnatic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hindustani semi-classical music
ⓘ
bhajan ⓘ dadra ⓘ film music inspired by Hindustani ragas ⓘ folk songs of North India ⓘ hori ⓘ thumri ⓘ |
| usesSvara |
Dha
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Ma ⓘ Pa ⓘ Re ⓘ Sa ⓘ komal Ga ⓘ komal Ni ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raga Kafi Description of subject: Raga Kafi is a popular Hindustani classical raga associated with the Kafi thaat, often evoking a romantic, devotional, and folk-like mood and commonly performed in the late evening.
Referenced by (1)
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