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Carnatic music

music genre originating in southern India
Intangible music_genre Q956883
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Carnatic music

Summary

Carnatic music is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,230 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Carnatic music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • Carnatic music is a type of Indian classical music[4].
  • Carnatic music's Commons category is recorded as Carnatic music[5].
  • Carnatic music's country of origin is recorded as Karnataka[6].
  • 1100 marks the founding of Carnatic music[7].
  • Carnatic music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carnatic music[8].
  • Carnatic music's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Carnatic music[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Carnatic music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. It is a type of Indian classical music[4].

Origins

1100 marks the founding of Carnatic music[7].

Why It Matters

Carnatic music ranks in the top 8% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,230 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

A. R. Rahman Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Kavita Krishnamurthy Mohammed Rafi M. S. Subbulakshmi Shreya Ghoshal Shruti Haasan Sonu Nigam S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Tyagaraja

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Carnatic music
    Country of origin → Karnataka
    Instance of → music genre
    Subclass of → Indian classical music
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 39583, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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