Album Info:
Album: Australian Sikh Rhythm & Soul
Sikh Religious Shabads By: Bhai Dya Singh
Electric Guitar: Chris Finnen
Tabla: Charan Singh
Bouzouki & Bohdran: Keith Preston
Didgeridoo: Alastair Black
Vibraphone: Dr. John White
Dya Singh presents Sikh hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib in contemporary mystical music with Panjabi, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Blues, Jazz and Australian influences. Recorded live at two concerts in Adelaide, South Australia in 1992.
Discover Dya Singhs bold and unique sound in his debut album — featuring a distinctive blend of Sikh hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib and contemporary mystical music of Panjabi, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Blues, Jazz and Australian influence. This album’s uncommon mix quickly captured the attention of music fans everywhere — and remains a popular favorite today. Dya Singh recorded these selections at two live concerts in Adelaide, South Australia in 1992. His raw sound is expertly enhanced by six stage musicians, including a didgeridoo player and Dya Singhs own family as background vocalists.
1. Mool Mantr .. (The Primordial Incantation)
The Sikh Invocation extolling the virtues of the Primordial Being sung in the major scale to a fast 4 beat tempo.
2. Pavan Guru .. (Creation the Guru)
The concluding shakola of the morning prayer, the Japji Sahib, and the environmental/spiritual message of the founder of the Sikh faith sung in a Middle Eastern strain.
3. Mittar Pyare nu .. (Guru Gobind Singh)
A hymn by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth guru of the Sikhs, compiled by him after the martyrdom of his four sons. He was, at this point in time, a fugitive, hiding in the forest of Machiwada, Panjab, from the Mughal forces. After being requested to leave his fortress at Anandpur Sahib by the Mughals and assurances of safe passage out to another site he was betrayed and set upon.
4. Jo tao prem .. (The Game of Love)
A compilation of a number of couplets/quatrains contained in the Sri Guru Sahib by various Sikh gurus and Bhagat Kabir with one theme - that the very last resort, and the ultimate price of love and harmony, freedom from oppression, can mean the sacrifice of ones life. Also included is a quatrain by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, of the same theme and sometimes referred to as the Sikkh War Song - Deh Shiva.
5. Aval Allah noor upaya .. (From the One Light)
A hymn by Bhagat Kabir played in a Middle Eastern strain to a slow 7 beat rhythm followed by teen taal (a rapid sixteen beat rhythm).
6. Bhinni rainediye.. (Soft Gentle Night)
Hymn by Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji. A classical Panjabi teen taal (16 beat) rhythm in raag Lalit (a midnight raga).
7. Hey Gobind, Hey Gopal..
(Rag Kalavati - a semi instrumental) An instrumental rendition lead by Dr John White on the vibraphone in Raag Kalavati incorporating this hymn by the fifth guru - Sri Guru Arjan Dev
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