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 …
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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 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 …
Postcard 34: Rāga Todi
Five years ago we met for kirtan in Albuquerque. One day we were singing an exercise we had learned. From …
Postcard 32: The “s” word
I’ve met alot of people who are uncomfortable with the concept of sin, like we should be able to live …
Postcard 28: Talking to God
Each of the 37 authors of Siri Guru Granth Sahib speaks with a unique voice to describe the One Creator …
Postcard 27: How can a song be this beautiful?
Bhai Baldeep Singh said that you have to lick the dry stone a thousand times before you can taste the …
