Postcard 45: The Song Sings
How many ways can you say this song is great? How many times can you say this shabd is so …
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Postcard 44: The Color of Love
There are many variations of rāga basant in Gurbāni Sangeet. The melodies introduce various flavors such as basant hindol in …
Postcard 43: This Music is Awesome!
Last week the music teacher at Khalsa Montessori School asked me to bring some instruments and sing for the preschool …
Postcard 42: Raga Basant
How do you go within? Do you go with head bowed? Do you go with a heavy heart? Do you …
Postcard 41: Rāga Bhairo
When I started singing the shabds in rāga bhairo a few weeks ago, I wondered, “how will I get through …
Postcard 40: Rāga Kedāra
Rag Kedara 7/18/01 Monterey From stillness The call emerges, “come”. The dance of the singer’s voice Draws the beloved near. …
Postcard 39: Sing the Songs
Sometimes the songs extol the virtues of singing itself. Throughout Siri Guru Granth Sāhib there are songs that describe the …
Postcard 38: The Gift of Rāga Bilāwal
There’s something about the shabds in rāga suhi. The sweet melodies have a touch of longing, circling, sometimes lost, knowing …
Postcard 37: A Review of The Albuquerque Kirtan Course
The kirtan course started with the students gathering and reconnecting. Those that arrived early helped with the shopping and set-up. …
Postcard 36: Raga Tilang
3 practice cycles converged in rāga tilang today. One is a daily practice that cycles through the 31 rāgas of …
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