Kafi
Thaat: Kafi · New Thaat: Kafi · Prahar: 5 (6pm - 9pm)
Basic Structure
Aaroha
S - R - g - m - P - D - n - S'
Avroha
S' - n - D - P - m - g - R - S
Pakad
SR Rg - mPm P - mP gR
Vaadi
P
Samvaadi
R
Jaati
Sampoorna - Sampoorna
Time & Context
Prahar
5
Time of day
6pm - 9pm
Origin
Kafi is traditionally considered to be a parent scale in Indian Music, deriving folk melodies. In ancient times, the scale of Kafi was the basic octave, which was repleced by Bilawal scale during around 14th century AD.