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.

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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
Ma
Pa
Re
Sa
komal Ga
komal Ni

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Hindustani music hasRaga Raga Kafi