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It is my honor to share knowledge with the sangat. I really dont think the entire sikh population realizes how powerfull and special the sikh musical tradition is(gurmat sangeet). Before Guru Arjan maharaj , most of the kirtan was done by muslims on their rebeck's(seni/dhrupad/indian rebab). A lot of these muslim kirtaniyas came from the school set up by bhai mardana before his death so that they could serve the guru in rendering the classical ragas(Indian musical/alchemical compositions). After an ancident involving the ragis and there ego/greed of the kirtan offerings, guru arjan started training the sikhs in the art of sikh/indian classical singing and playing(rendering of ragas) so that the sangat themselves could sing gurbani. Most sikhs have been to gurdwara countless times, few have heard kirtan the proper way guru intended it to. Few have felt the transforming power of music, the emotion the raga instills to the listener while relating to the message/bani. Another interesting fact. India is known to have 2 schools of music. Hindustani sangeet/north indian classical music and Carnatic sangeet/south indian classical music. The 3rd category which the world has forgoten is Gurmat sangeet/sikh classical music. Sikh classical music might possibly be the most unique since it mixes elements from both hindustani AND carnatic sanget AND folk music! Here is how proper kirtan should be rendered. This is raj academy, and they are playing raag Dhanasari which instells a sense of carefreeneess and contentment which we get from the positive things in our life. I believe they are playing like an alaap(intro of raag/mood)which is an improvisation/introduction of the raag before the bani comes in. YouTube - Prof. Surinder Singh~Partaal~Raag Dhanasri Shaan
It is my honor to share knowledge with the sangat. I really dont think the entire sikh population realizes how powerfull and special the sikh musical tradition is(gurmat sangeet).
Before Guru Arjan maharaj , most of the kirtan was done by muslims on their rebeck's(seni/dhrupad/indian rebab). A lot of these muslim kirtaniyas came from the school set up by bhai mardana before his death so that they could serve the guru in rendering the classical ragas(Indian musical/alchemical compositions). After an ancident involving the ragis and there ego/greed of the kirtan offerings, guru arjan started training the sikhs in the art of sikh/indian classical singing and playing(rendering of ragas) so that the sangat themselves could sing gurbani.
Most sikhs have been to gurdwara countless times, few have heard kirtan the proper way guru intended it to. Few have felt the transforming power of music, the emotion the raga instills to the listener while relating to the message/bani.
Another interesting fact. India is known to have 2 schools of music. Hindustani sangeet/north indian classical music and Carnatic sangeet/south indian classical music. The 3rd category which the world has forgoten is Gurmat sangeet/sikh classical music. Sikh classical music might possibly be the most unique since it mixes elements from both hindustani AND carnatic sanget AND folk music!
Here is how proper kirtan should be rendered. This is raj academy, and they are playing raag Dhanasari which instells a sense of carefreeneess and contentment which we get from the positive things in our life. I believe they are playing like an alaap(intro of raag/mood)which is an improvisation/introduction of the raag before the bani comes in.
YouTube - Prof. Surinder Singh~Partaal~Raag Dhanasri Shaan
