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The
Fifth Annual Gurmat Sangeet Darbar
July 11 / July 12, 2009 in Salt Lake City
The 2008 Gurmat Sangeet Darbar was held on July 11 & 12 at the Sikh Temple of Utah Gurdwara Sahib in Salt Lake City . Bibi Amarjit Kaur Ji, a student of the late Bhai Sahib Santa Singh Ji, was honored for her lifelong contributions to Gurmat Sangeet.The theme for this year's program was Bhagat Bani.
The program also featured Dr. Onkar Singh & Bibi Guneet Kaur from Toronto, S.Sher Singh and his Jatha from the Guru Angad Institute in Maryland and Mehr Kaur and Amrit Kaur from Boston. The program also featured several young kirtaniye from the local sangat. The find of the program was 6 year old Sukhraj Singh, who mesmerized the sangat with his spirited singing
Sukhraj Singh, accompanied by his father Sangara
Singh on the harmonium and Bhai Manpreet Singh on Tabla
(Click on Photo for a recording of Sukhraj Singh Singing Jagat Jaland
Rakh lai)
The program also included:
· Gurmat Sangeet Learn-a-Shabad Workshop, in which Kirtaniyas, young and old, had the opportunity to learn a new Shabad. A range of material from basic to advanced shabads was covered according to the needs of each student
· Gurmat Sangeet Appreciation presentation, in which the unique aspects of the Gurmat Sangeet tradition were discussed.
This page contains recordings from the
program.:
