Shabad kirtan bhai surjan singh ragi
The first three decades after the inception of the SGPC. Sikh shrines in Punjab and North West Frontier Province in 1925.Ī very high standard of gurmat sangeet was maintained at most gurdwaras, at least during The old institution of “Mahanthood” took control of all the historic Shrines, the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), replacing The democratically elected governing body for the Sikh His group included,Īmong others, another famous personality, Bhai Surjan Singh.īoth were bestowed with very sharp and melodious voices and could sing Raagi at the Darbar Sahib during the 1920s. Soon after completing hisĮducation at the Yateemkhana, Bhai Santa Singh was employed as a hazoori Students served as huzoori raagis at the Darbar Sahib.Otherįamous students of Sain Ditta included Bhai Taba, Bhai Naseera, Bhaiĭarshan Singh Komal and Sain Ditta’s son, Bhai Desa. Trainer in classical music - Bhai Sain Ditta. Learner of Sikh classical music in the music department of the famous
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The strict guidance of Muslim or Pundit professional classical teachers.īhai Santa Singh was no exception. Those who did sing had to hone their skills in classical music under Recorded information he was born in the walled city of Amritsar in 1904.ĭuring those days very few Sikhs used to sing even in the gurdwaras and His exact date of birth is not known, but according to To sing in very high notes, which most other musicians could not Radio including Delhi, Jalandhar, Jammu and Lucknow, used to play theseīhai Santa Singh had the God-given unique capability
Gramophone records by Bhai Santa Singh and his group wereĪvailable in the market for decades and different stations of All India I knew it all along that it was somebody special, Led by Bhai Santa Singh, the then senior most raagi at Harmandar sahib.
Revealed for the first time that the group of musicians performing the shabad kirtan during the first Sanctum sancrorum of the Golden Temple on that auspicious day. He happened to be the announcer of the programme in the The retired Assistant Station Director of All India Radio Jalandhar. Years later, I had a chance meeting in America with Sardar Jodh Singh, Mystery, but my curiosity was always there to unravel it. Knowledge as to who was singing, nor did anybody announce it specifically.įor a number of years the voices heard on that day were shrouded in Highly impressed by the melody, tone and texture of the music. At that young age Iĭid not understand as to what was being sung, nevertheless, I felt Genuinely emotional and appeared rather impressive. The special recitation of the hymns of the Guru sounded Nanak to once again bless this earth with his physical presence in human It seemed that the musicians were invoking Guru Sound of the harmonium and the high pitched voices of a group of musicians couldīe heard. In a split second the beat of the tabla, the The announcer said that we would be taken to theĭarbar Sahib in Amritsar for a direct transmission of the recitation of Jalandhar-Amritsar in honour of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. One-hour morning service on the airwaves of All India Radio Then a sweet voice announced the time 5:00 am and the start of a special The sign-on tune of All India Radio looked like a great achievement. I pushed the on-button and the light came on.
After I was dressed, she took me to the family radio and asked me to operate it. Mother woke me up at about 4:30 am, gave me a bath and made my joorrah. But on one cold early winter morning of 1948, my