Carnatic Raga

Sivakumar Loganathan

About this app

This application provides reference to over 950 ragas used in carnatic music that includes Melakarta (fundamental) and Janya (derived) ragas. The most interesting feature of this app is that you can search for a raga from its swaras (notes) and vice versa. It also provides the Arohanam (ascending scale) and Avarohanam (descending scale) of each raga.

Latest update:
+ Shadjam selection
+ 3 new instrument tones
+ Count-in before playback starts
+ Tuner to help you tune your instruments on the go.

Past updates:
+ Melakartha raga information for the Janya ragas
+ Create your own favorite raga list
+ Share raga details with your friends
+ Letter notation for Arohanam and Avarohanam
+ Play both Arohanam and Avarohanam
+ Carnatic Lessons
+ Tala reference
+ Search by Swara using Exact or Partial matches
+ Advanced search algorithm for Search by Name
+ Piano/Keyboard interface for swara selection

Explore, learn and enjoy!

Please visit https://www.carnaticraga.com/android/contact and suggest a new feature that you would like to see in the future updates. Follow the app on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CarnaticRaga. Thank you.

Ratings and reviews

Very helpful app I've been using it very regularly since 2018 for doing my compositions. Arohanam and Avarohanam loop player is just awesome. Tuner feature is unbelievable. Search with swaras is another superb idea. You get a list of a bunch of ragas at a time using the same set of notes. And no ads no fuss. I feel so grateful. Most wonderful service to music. Salute to the developers.

It's very very Useful and user-friendly to beginners of carnatic music. My requests are 1) include the 'Pause' button also. Now 'Stop' button is there, but Whenever we stop, it's start from the beginning again. 2) also include 'Repeat' button for required sections of lessons. 3) Another request is if possible add 'Gamakas' to the arohana & avarohana of the ragas. 4) Also it'll be more helpful, if you include some 'raga sancharas for popular ragas. However I really wonder for It's a free app.

Absolutely wonderful app. Every tune I come across and can't remember the raga name, few keys later I know it. Also a great to differentiate raga which are close and need to know that aarohaNam and avarohaNam. The developers recently added a pitch pipe function which is really amazing. I really could not have imagined a better implementation. My old suggestion still stands, to enable an export of favourite raga list and to re-import them after reinstall/ phone replacement.

What's new

Enhanced to support the latest Android versions.