Kantamani
Indian Classical Raga
Kantamani, called Kuntalam in the Muthuswami Dikshitar tradition, is a raga in Carnatic music. It is the 61st melakarta raga in the 72 melakarta system and the first raga of the eleventh chakra, Rudra. As a melakarta raga it is sampoorna, containing all seven swaras in both the ascending and descending scales.
Scale
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Composer: BaalamuraLi Krishna
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Composer: K. Ramaraj
Composer: KOTeeshwara Aiyyar
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati
Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Kantamani's by a note or two.
- Srutiranjani
the same notes, moving differently
- Dhavalambari
uses R1 instead of R2
- Dhavlambari
uses R1 instead of R2
- Gitapriya
uses N3 instead of N1
- Kananapriya
uses N3 instead of N1
- Latangi
uses N3 instead of N1