Raj Academy (UK) & Sikh Education and Welfare Association Inc (Roswell, GA) cordially invite you and your family to an evening of spiritual music from sub-continental India. Please join us in an concert of human emotions, evinced through special musical notes (called "Raags") performed on string and percussion instruments which have been carefully preserved for the last 500 years. read more
There is a mistaken belief amongst Gurbani Keertan purists sometimes that Indian and Sikh classical raags have remained static over the centuries. Gurbani singers like Sikh “world music” genre pioneer, Dya Singh of Australia, are at the receiving end of criticism because they do not always stick to the beaten track of traditional Gurbani Keertan sung to prescribed raag bases. read more
It is a supplication by the Kirtania in front of the Guru to sing from Gurbani what he/she is trying to comprehend and feel, and at the same time share that Divine experience with the Sadh Sangat. Until such time that we truly embrace the purpose of musicology...and restore the position of the divine instruments bestowed by our Gurus over their countless sacrifices, our attempts will only bear little fruit in this regard. read more
"Raag Ratan" is truly a historic and, for Sikh women, an exemplary accomplishment by the Gurmat Gian Group. It is a unique gift for listeners of classical Gurbani Sangeet. It is the first production of its type by Sikh women. read more
A unique experience of puratan keertan on 15th, 16th & 17th October 2010. Instruments such as Rabab, Taus, Saranda etc and singing of Ilahi Baani in Gurbani raag will re-create a spell binding experience reminiscent of darbars of first 10 Gurus. read more