Browsing Tag: Dya singh

When Dya Singh changed his tune!

Flanked by a "taoos" playing maestro on one side, and a Guiness record holder, tabla player, on the other, it was an unlikely setting at Jalandhar in central Punjab, for world renowned Dya Singh of Australia. For the first time, he was finding himself at a Kirtan smagam, without his motley group of musicians playing a range of East-West musical instrumental blends.
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Multicultural Minstrel ~ Dya Singh

In the razzmatazz, glamour and superficiality of the materialistic life, mysticism and spirituality have taken a backstage. Yet, the soul yearns for the ultimate reality. Mysticism-oriented music, if only it could be marketed as much as "pop", can possibly be the salvation of humanity. Unfortunately, it remains a niche — sidelined in favour of sex and violence.
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Dya Singh’s Quest for Sikh World-Music

“These hymns and chants from Guru Nanak tradition are loved and cherished by millions of Sikhs and Guru Nanak followers around the globe.....This music has the power to promote deep relaxation, meditation contemplation and devotion, regardless of religion and cultural back ground.”
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Evolution of Indian & Sikh Classical Raag Tradition

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.
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"Mere Naal Hai" by Dya Singh ~ CD Review

"Dya Singh is the true messenger of the universal message of Amritsar... and its Golden Temple. He and his group remind me of the Golden Temple - not as a holy shrine of the Sikhs alone, but a holy shrine of all people." ~ (His Holy Highness - The Dalai Lama..)
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The Delhi Commonwealth Games - an Aussie Sikh's perspective

I do not normally watch such games (even the Olympics, or the World Cup soccer matches) with such devotion as I did these games. The reason is simple. I was able to see my 'people' on a daily basis on TV.
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Portrait of a Gursikh Parcharak

Slim and tall, Giani Ji had a charismatic personality and a spiritual presence. It was due to his strong spiritual leaning from childhood that he became a Gurbani teacher and a kirtania parcharak
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Some trends in Sikh weddings and a special ‘Anand Karaj’ in Thailand

It is my observation that the significance and meaning of the actual ‘lavan’ are today, generally, a mere formality and the remaining ‘merry-making’ and that other, sometimes meaningless and outdated, cultural ceremonies have taken greater prominence.
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Dya "Singhalong" Series Sukhmani Sahib

S. Dya Singh Ji's 'Gurmat Sangeet' (Sikh spiritual music) inspiration came from his parents (Giani Harchand Singh Bassian and Madam Harminder Kaur) who nurtured him in the right sphere.
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Dya Singh To Launch 20th Album In Malaysia This Weekend

Dya Singh, the Malaysian Sikh singer and musician who now lives in Melbourne, has produced his 20th album of Gurbani and will launch it at four venues in the Klang Valley this weekend.
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