Browsing Tag: Kirtan

“The Sangat is so beautiful here, it’s just brilliant, when we all sit and practice kirtan I feel like i’m experiencing God.” - Simrit Kaur, Age:14. --- Giani Ji noticed that a majority of Sikh Gurdwaras catered only to the needs of the older generation, he felt that the youngsters had been left out... Now 1600 children are inspired through the camps every year.

In fact here we were doing kirtan in the Guru's sangat. I was so glad when they stayed on to listen to our kirtan and left after some very warm hugs.

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On "Super Soul Sunday," Sikh singer Snatam Kaur is opening up about how a painful childhood experience led to a stronger relationship with her higher truth. Watch this sneak peek as Snatam takes you inside her faith as a Sikh and her career as a spiritual recording artist.

World renowned Kirtani, Bhai Amrik Singh Zakhmi passed away yesterday evening. Bhai Sahib, known for singing classical kirtan renditions, was celebrated across the world for keeping traditional kirtan alive.

"We're very excited to have her," said Lucy Thomas, a chapel administrator, of the 21-year-old recording artist. "This girl is amazing."

The Metro card of the soul is "GURBANI KIRTAN"! How so? Because the language of Gurbani Kirtan is Naad,...

Unique stringed instruments were adopted to create emotions that complemented the spiritual message being delivered through singing of hymns.

The Yuba City children won first position at a kirtan singing contest in San Jose and the 19th Punjabi American festival

Emperor Akhbar loves to hear Taan Sain play music. However, he is curious to know if there is anybody better than Taan Sain.

(Yes Yes ! I KNOW that Basant is an intimidatingly difficult Raga to sing and I know that robustness is the only virtue of my rendition, but hey! that's the nice thing about singing without an audience; NOBODY cares how besur you are:-))

“The biggest advantage of this application is that the Kirtan of ilahi bani automatically loads when the app is launched” he reportedly added.

India sneaks up on you and, when you least expect it, you’re so stressed that you could explode.

During the twentieth century, kirtan became increasingly influenced by both internal and external pressures such as the growing popularity of popular music (film, bhangra etc). Sikh ragis were directly influenced by this and this led to a deterioration in upholding our musical traditions...

One of the most important figures of the 20th century India, a pilot, a poet, a singer, a taus-a dilruba player, philanthropist, pioneer, spiritual master – a mentor, and so much more, Maharaj Baba Jagjit Singh Ji passed away yesterday evening.

Gauri raag is auspicious when it induces meditative contemplation of the Lord ~ [GGS:11]

Guru Gobind Singh Foundation, based in Washington, is hosting a special and unique Kirtan program. ~ a Gurmat Sangeet Program dedicated to the legacy of Bhai Sahib Samund Singh Ji Ragi will be facilitated by 'Gurmat Sangeet Project' at Gurudwara Sahib.

Then One evening whilst speaking with friends the topic of God came up and we spoke about our life being like a Pie Chart When we will go to the court of God they will show us our Life like a Pie Chart, What will be the story of my life be if I carry on the way I am going? – 50% of my life I will have spent sleeping, 25% Eating that leaves 25% this will be spent laughing dancing and just trying to find happiness in the form of fun fun fun, money, money, money.

Two weeks ago, Prabhu Nam Kaur and I offered a one day workshop to the Punjabi Community in Yuba City, California about the Shabad Guru, which is so close to the heart of many of the Punjabi Women. About forty women attended.

Over the years, as my interest in Gurmat Sangeet grows, I inevitably talk to many kirtaniyas and kirtan premis about the great Rababi tradiiton, which is all but dead today. Many wistfully reminisce of the legendary Bhai Lal, and the redoubtable Bhai Chand and Bhai Taba who sang for years at the Harmandir Sahib, before 1947.

The Sage of Rakabganj is no more. he will be sorely missed. But he will live on. In the books he wrote. In the compositions he preserved for posterity. Most of all in the memories of the hundreds of young men, to whom he was Teacher, Father and Mother in their formative years.

For almost a fortnight, soulful music from traditional string instruments, which have almost gone into oblivion, wafted from centuries-old Qila Sarai till Monday.

You could argue that for all religious traditions their scriptures are a source of pride, but Sikhs' ennoblement of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Living Guru, along with the performative aspects of their relationship with the Guru Granth Sahib, add much deeper dimensions to this pride.

In memory and celebration of the Prakash Purab (Birthday) of Guru Gobind Singh Ji (Dec 31st) we are excited to announce the launch of daily live audio broadcast from Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib. This will enable thousands of Sikhs all over the world to join in and listen to Kirtan that is happening live from Takhat Siri Hazur Sahib in Nanded, Maharashtra, India.

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.

The Department of Gurmat Sangeet, Punjabi University, Patiala, recently made its (1,800 hours) music archives available online. Presently Dean, Faculty of Art and Culture as well as the founder professor and head of the department, Dr. Gurnam Singh is one of the catalysts in the promotion of Gurbani music.

Even iconic "Kirtanias" of his time like Bhai Mehar, Bhai Lal Senior, Bhai Chand and Bhai Santa Singh, all "Hazoori Ragis" of the Golden Temple in Amritsar held Bhai Jwala Singh in a very high esteem and they listened to his renditions with utmost respect and reverence.

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.

The Gurunanak Darbar will be an architecturally distinctive structure located in the 25,400 square feet plot in Jebel Ali, Dubai, along Sheikh Zayed road connecting Dubai to U.A.E. capital Abu Dhabi. It is at the same time a functional avenue for community events and marriages.

It promises to be a unique experience of carefully preserved cultural and spiritual musical art forms. The concert is open to the public.