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Bhai Baldeep Singh

Overview

Bhai Baldeep Singh (born 1969) is an Indian classical and Sikh musician. He is associated with the revival and performance of traditional Sikh sacred music, particularly the gurbani kirtan tradition rooted in classical Indian musical forms.

Key facts

Name Bhai Baldeep Singh
Born 1969
Nationality Indian
Field Classical music; Sikh sacred music (gurbani kirtan)

Background

Bhai Baldeep Singh works within the lineage of traditional Sikh musicians who have preserved kirtan as a classical performing art. His practice draws on the historical connection between Sikh devotional music and the wider system of Indian classical music, including the use of older instruments and compositional forms tied to gurbani.

Significance

His work is recognised in the context of efforts to document, teach, and perform older traditions of Sikh sacred music, which historically have been transmitted through hereditary lineages of kirtaniyas and rababis.

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