Browsing Tag: Keertan

Grammys season has officially begun, and more than ever before, the world of mantra music represents. Entrants include Ajeet Kaur, Nirinjan Kaur and Snatam Kaur Khalsa. Yes, "New Age" is what the non-genre of kirtan seems to get lumped into in the Grammys world.

“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.”

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.

He was blessed with a melodious voice which could spellbind and mesmerize the audiences of more than thirty thousand at a time. He was loved and respected for his disposition of the highest order by all and no Diwan was considered to be perfect without his cordial participation.