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Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh

There is a very special performance in town that I wanted to let you know about. It’s been a spiritually uplifting experience for me. Please do try to attend and pass on this announcement to others that may be interested.

Sandeep Singh Brar

www.sikhs.org

Come experience a unique opportunity to listen to this Living Treasure performing extremely rare classical Kirtan using such instruments as the Taus, a string instrument used by Guru Gobind Singh. Bhai Avtar Singh is the 11th generation singer of an illustrious family of Ragis that have been performing Kirtan since the time of the third Sikh Guru, Guru Amardas (1479-1574). His repertoire of compositions has the stamp of the style and structure of the singing practiced during the times of the Sikh Gurus and almost extinct today.

The Sikh Gurus wrote Sri Guru Granth Sahib as a musical scripture, breaking down the chapters by Raags which convey different moods and providing detailed musical instructions alongside their poetic composition. Rather than ignoring the Gurus musical instructions and singing Kirtan to Punjabi pop tunes or Hindi film tunes, Bhai Avtar Singh has remained true to the style and structure of the singing practiced during the times of the Sikh Gurus. His singing is marked by an emotionally intense spiritual yearning that is truly unique to listen to.

Listening to this priceless and rare form of Kirtan one is taken back to an earlier time when a devotion to the Sikh musical tradition was a lifelong commitment. Bhai Avtar Singh and his nephew Bhai Swaran Singh on tabla have been performing together since 1946. Since 1999 his son, Bhai Kultar Singh has joined his father to help carry on this priceless family tradition for the benefit of the entire Sikh Panth.

Schedule of Performances in Toronto

Wed May 11 to Fri May 13

6:30pm to 7:30pm Rivalda Rd Gurdwara - 138 Rivalda Road. North York, Tel: (416) 748 9442

8:00pm to 9:00pm Scarborough Gurdwara - 905 Middlefield Rd., Scarborough, Tel: (416) 299 4800

Sat May 14

11:40am - 12:30pm Rivalda Rd. Gurdwara

Sun May 15 to Fri May 20

6:30pm-7:30 pm Rivalda Rd. Gurdwara

8:00pm to 9:00pm Dixie Gurdwara - 7080 Dixie Road, Mississauga, Tel: (905) 670-3311

For further information contact Nampreet Singh at (647) 668-1040 or by email at nampreetsingh@hotmail.com.

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh

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Here Here... video's... enjoy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mind ya this is not a proffestional recording .. just an amateur video... still better than nothing..you can still understand the shabad clearly...proffestional recording will be also on the internet in few weeks..!

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>>> http://www.khalis.net/SikhAwareness/Video/...Kach%20Tera.wmv <<<

>>> http://www.khalis.net/SikhAwareness/Video/Siri%20Raag.wmv <<<

>>> http://www.khalis.net/SikhAwareness/Video/...Mohe%20Karo.wmv <<<

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Here Here... video's... enjoy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Mind ya this is not a proffestional recording .. just an amateur video... still better than nothing..you can still understand the shabad clearly...proffestional recording will be also on the internet in few weeks..!

Right click and save target as:

>>> http://www.khalis.net/SikhAwareness/Video/...Kach%20Tera.wmv <<<

>>> http://www.khalis.net/SikhAwareness/Video/Siri%20Raag.wmv <<<

>>> http://www.khalis.net/SikhAwareness/Video/...Mohe%20Karo.wmv <<<

 

Got another video 

Must download

http://www.khalis.net/SikhAwareness/Video/...0scarbrough.wmv

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Amazing. Please let us know when the audio recordings are up! :)

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guys- today is his last day of performance here in toronto.

be there at 12:15 pm at dixie ..don't miss out.. he is amazing

and yes

recording will be sorted out soon... we still got loads of encoding to do . :T:

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Sat Sri Akal:

Bhai Avtar Singh's Kirtan is indeed unique...he respects the Raags as outlined by Guru Sahib, but yet does Kirtan with a passion and soul...the best of both worlds!!!

:doh:

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He himself did darshan of Sant baba jawala singh ji Harkhowaley, Sant baba Attar Singh Ji Reru Sahib, Sant baba Isher Singh both Nanaksar and Rara Waley, Sant baba gurbachan singh ji bhindranvaley, Sant baba Nand Singh Ji Maharaj.

He and his family is totally blessed by mahapurkhs and Guru Sahib.

His father(baba jawala singh) did rare darsan of Sahib Siri Sant Baba Karam Singh Ji Hoti Mardan waley.

He is fully blessed soul.

I and my other freind had a honor to personally talk to him. Amount of respect he has for Guru Sahib and his bhagats is beyond words.

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I be replacing those download link video's above with new ones tommorow. People who haven't downloaded them.. this is your chance...do it asap before it gets replaced !!!!!!!!!

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