Raga Kafi
Violin
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Artiste Gharana Gwalior Gharana
Artiste Name Pt Shankar Kabadi
On Accompaniment Kum Sinchana Danageri,
On Tabla Shri Malemallesh Hugar
In this Violin Classroom video of 25 mins, Pandit Shankar Kabadi explains the Thumri, then starts the improvisation with beautiful Aalap in Kafi. Going further, the artiste plays Thumri in Deepchandi. After presenting beautiful renditions, he concludes the raga improvisation.
Please find the following comprehensive written practice materials for Raga Kafi on Violin, provided by Pandit Shankar Kabadi on this extensive learning page. *Do note that many of the raga practice materials provided for one instrument can also be practiced on other instruments.
| Raga Name | Kafi | That | Kafi |
| Rasa | Shringar | Time | Mid Night |
| Jati | Sampoorna | Scale | Heptatonic-Heptatonic |
| Vadi | Pancham(P) | Samvadi | Shadja(S) |
| Swaras of Raga: | Sa, Re, Komal Ga, Pa, Da, Komal Ni | ||
Raga Kafi - Composition
Bandish in Deepchandi
| Asthayi | |||||||||||||
| Dha | Dhin | > | Dha | Dha | Tin | > | Ta | Tin | > | Dha | Dha | Dhin | > |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| S | S | > | R | > | R | > | g | r | g | m | P | m | m |
| P | > | > | P | > | > | > | m | P | > | g | > | R | > |
| m | D | > | D | > | D | > | P | D | n | D | > | P | > |
| m | P | > | D | > | P | > | m | P | > | g | > | R | > |
| Antara | |||||||||||||
| Dha | Dhin | > | Dha | Dha | Tin | > | Ta | Tin | > | Dha | Dha | Dhin | > |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| m | m | > | P | > | D | > | Ṡ | > | > | Ṡ | > | Ṡ | > |
| Ṙ | ġ | > | Ṙ | > | Ṡ | > | n | Ṡ | > | n | > | D | > |
| m | D | > | D | > | D | > | PD | n | > | D | > | P | > |
| m | P | > | D | > | P | > | m | P | > | g | > | R | > |
Raga Kafi Classroom Study
Raga Kafi In Vocal
Classroom study featuring Raga details, Alankaras, Aalap, Taan patterns, Bandish, etc., accompanied by a detailed video.