Raag Kafi
Sweet, earthy - the sound of thumri and hori. It uses all seven swaras on the way up and all seven coming down. Phrases centre on Pancham - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Shadj as samvadi.
Swars: Gandhar and Nishad Komal. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Kafi
2nd Prahar of the Night (9PM to 12AM)Pakad: g R · m P · m P D P · D n Ṡ · n D P
Sargam is written with Sa on C: komal swars are lowercase, teevra Ma is M̄, ʼ before a swar marks the lower (mandra) octave and Ṡ / ʼ after marks the upper (taar) octave. The synth plays plain notes - the gamak, meend, and andolan that bring a raag to life are what you learn in class with an expert.
Film songs in Raag Kafi
17 Hindi and regional film songs and a few non-film pieces composed on Raag Kafi, with film, year, singer and music director. Hearing the raag in songs you already know is the fastest way to internalise its mood - tap a tile to play.