Raga Chandar Kauns

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Raga Chandar Kauns

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RAG CHANDRAKAUNS (a.k.a. CHANDRAKOSH)

Chandrakauns is a very beautiful and striking rag. It is also surprisingly easy to perform. One should keep in mind, that there are actually two versions of Chandrakauns. There is an old obsolete version, and there is the modern version.

The name Chandrakauns is interesting. The prefix "chandra" means "moon". Although the etymology of the term "kauns" is obscure, it generally is used to represent five note rags. There are several forms of both pronunciation and spelling, Chandrakosh is the second most common pronunciation.

... For quite some time Chandrakauns has been a popular rag for the lahara. The lahara, also known as the naghma (nagma), is a repetitive melody used in the accompaniment of tabla solos and in kathak pieces. Bollywood in turn has picked up on this, and has further reinforced the association by frequently using Chandrakauns based laharas in scenes that depict traditional tawaifs (an Indian version of the geisha) and traditional kathak dances.

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source : chandrakantha.com


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Rag Chandrakauns - Full Moon
G.S. Sachdev
source : www.amazon.co.jp



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LISTEN !

Sitar Legend Pt. Ravi Shankar &
his lovely Daughter Anoushka

source : www.youtube.com


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lantern-lit night-
she whispers seven-notes
of moon-song


This work of mine is based on "RAGA CHANDAR-KAUNS"... in Sanskrit we call "CHANDAR" The" MOON"... all ragas are based on seven complete tones which we call SWARAS or "SARGAM"...
Sa - Re - Ga - Ma - Pa -Dha - Ni and followed by ( Sa) again for the next pitch-scale..the number of notes could vary, depends on the song... if you notice, in this painting there are seven tone holes in the flute, other than the embouchure hole (resting just in the moon).







chandar kauns -
echo of seven strings
outside the temple


Shared by Amrao Gill
Joys of Japan, 2012


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