The 72 melakarta system is a unique feature of Carnatic music and has existed for several centuries. The present standardised system that is popularly used is said to have been formulated by ...

What makes a song captivating: its music, lyric, or singer? Since it is said that the seven notes form the base for almost all kinds of music, it is the tune that draws one’s attention to a song.

Radhika Iyer and Matt Bacon’s work, Elements of Indian Music — Melakarta: The System of 72 Heptatonic Scales, has the collection of fundamental musical scales, from Carnatic music Our theory started ...

BANASHANKARI: Rare ragas from the melakarta will be revived on Sunday through a rendition of Purandaradasa kritis. Renowned Karnatak musician R K Padmanabha has, over the past few months, set ...

HYDERABAD: Breaking the record on October 2, in London using all the 72 Melakarta ragas in Carnatic music was not a coincidence according to the music doyen, Swara Veenapani. “This record had nothing ...