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ਜਪੁ | Jup
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="kds1980" data-source="post: 134043" data-attributes="member: 1178"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Muslim Teenager in Kashmir Performs, Teaches Kirtan ... to Sikhs</strong></span></p><p>by HAROON MIRANI</p><p></p><p>When someone of another faith performs Kirtan of Sikh shabads, the audience is left mesmerized </p><p></p><p>On a lazy afternoon in the summer of 2000, at a Gurdwara in Srinagar (Kashmir), devotees were listening to kirtan when a young woman took centre stage. Initially, nobody gave a second look, but the sweet voice soon cast a spell over the gathering. Everyone listened in rapt attention, and soon they joined in the singing. </p><p></p><p>After the kirtan ended, the people were curious to know more about the young singer and were surprised to discover that the 16-year-old was a Muslim. Blessings and applause followed, and Tasleema Langoo instantly became a mini-celebrity amongst the small Sikh community in Kashmir. </p><p></p><p>Today, Tasleema is an accomplished teacher and singer of kirtan in the Kashmir Valley. Members of the Sikh community are full of praise for the young woman, saying she "takes us nearer to our own religion". </p><p></p><p>With the current civil unrest, curfews and shutdowns restricting people's movement in the Valley, Tasleema's classes have also taken a break. But she is hopeful that once normalcy returns, so will her classes. </p><p></p><p>"The students, many of whom are outside the Valley, are regularly in touch with me on phone and waiting for the next classes," she says. </p><p></p><p>Tasleema belongs to a family of musicians. Her great grandfather used to sing for the Maharaja, while her grandfather, Ghulam Qadir Langoo, was a court singer. Her father, Abdul Majeed Langoo, teaches music at a women's college. </p><p></p><p>Her interest in Shabad Kirtan took root when, as a six-year-old, she watched her father's Sikh students learning to play the tabla and harmonium for kirtan. </p><p></p><p>"Our family is closely associated with music and I get to hear all types of music but, curiously, shabad kirtan would always excite me the most," says Tasleema. "I started helping the students with their instruments and they, in turn, wrote shabads in the Urdu script for me." </p><p></p><p>When she began singing the shabads in her father's class, her mesmerising voice captivated not just the other students but also their parents, who began dropping in to listen to her melodious renditions. Tasleema began teaching the music when she was just 14. As she could not read the Guru Granth Sahib - which is in Gurmukhi script, her father bought her a copy of the Sikh scripture in Urdu from Amritsar. Her father also helps her in the composition of new shabads. </p><p></p><p>It was on the insistence of her students and their parents that Tasleema first sang at a gurudwara. Her fame soon spread and she was invited to sing at more gurudwaras both within and outside the State of Jammu & Kashmir. "I got invitations almost every week. I sang at Chatti Padshahi in Srinagar, the biggest in Kashmir," she says with pride. "People also invited me for Vaisakhi and other festivals." </p><p></p><p>But her high point was when she was asked to perform at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 2007. Her sweet voice brought tears to the eyes of many. An old woman hugged her and kissed her hands, saying, "You are the voice of Sikh women and an honour to the Sikh community." The woman then removed her gold earrings and gifted them to the stunned singer. </p><p></p><p>"That was so moving. It is one of the biggest compliments I have received," says Tasleema. "But she didn't know that the girl she was praising was not a Sikh but a Muslim from Kashmir," she chuckles. </p><p></p><p>After her recitation at the Golden Temple, a pious and well-known Sikh personality, Bhai Harbans Singh, visited her house to thank her. When he heard of her work over the years he complimented her, saying, "You are doing a big favour to our community." </p><p></p><p>The girl who left studies after high school has till date trained more than 200 Sikh boys and girls in Shabad Kirtan. Residing in Srinagar's congested Shaheed Gunj area, and that too close to a mosque, she has carried on her work in an atmosphere of complete harmony, facing no opposition whatsoever from members of her family or community. </p><p></p><p>"After hearing the shabad recitation, the Imam Sahib of our mosque once came to my class, blessed me and told me that I was doing a wonderful job," recalls Tasleema. </p><p></p><p>Tasleema has never felt any conflict between her religion and her passion. "The basics of all religions are the same as they lead to one Supreme God," she says and recites her favourite shabad - "Kareema raheema Allah tu gani". </p><p></p><p>"I start my day with Nimaz (Muslim morning prayers) and recitation from the Quran," she says. "After that I open the Guru Granth Sahib, memorize a new shabad and compose it for my students with the help of my father." </p><p></p><p>She hopes that sometime in the future she can open an institution where Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus and people from any religion can come together to learn singing. </p><p></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2010/09/17/stories/2010091750150400.htm" target="_blank">http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2010/09/17/stories/2010091750150400.htm</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kds1980, post: 134043, member: 1178"] [SIZE=3][B]Muslim Teenager in Kashmir Performs, Teaches Kirtan ... to Sikhs[/B][/SIZE] by HAROON MIRANI When someone of another faith performs Kirtan of Sikh shabads, the audience is left mesmerized On a lazy afternoon in the summer of 2000, at a Gurdwara in Srinagar (Kashmir), devotees were listening to kirtan when a young woman took centre stage. Initially, nobody gave a second look, but the sweet voice soon cast a spell over the gathering. Everyone listened in rapt attention, and soon they joined in the singing. After the kirtan ended, the people were curious to know more about the young singer and were surprised to discover that the 16-year-old was a Muslim. Blessings and applause followed, and Tasleema Langoo instantly became a mini-celebrity amongst the small Sikh community in Kashmir. Today, Tasleema is an accomplished teacher and singer of kirtan in the Kashmir Valley. Members of the Sikh community are full of praise for the young woman, saying she "takes us nearer to our own religion". With the current civil unrest, curfews and shutdowns restricting people's movement in the Valley, Tasleema's classes have also taken a break. But she is hopeful that once normalcy returns, so will her classes. "The students, many of whom are outside the Valley, are regularly in touch with me on phone and waiting for the next classes," she says. Tasleema belongs to a family of musicians. Her great grandfather used to sing for the Maharaja, while her grandfather, Ghulam Qadir Langoo, was a court singer. Her father, Abdul Majeed Langoo, teaches music at a women's college. Her interest in Shabad Kirtan took root when, as a six-year-old, she watched her father's Sikh students learning to play the tabla and harmonium for kirtan. "Our family is closely associated with music and I get to hear all types of music but, curiously, shabad kirtan would always excite me the most," says Tasleema. "I started helping the students with their instruments and they, in turn, wrote shabads in the Urdu script for me." When she began singing the shabads in her father's class, her mesmerising voice captivated not just the other students but also their parents, who began dropping in to listen to her melodious renditions. Tasleema began teaching the music when she was just 14. As she could not read the Guru Granth Sahib - which is in Gurmukhi script, her father bought her a copy of the Sikh scripture in Urdu from Amritsar. Her father also helps her in the composition of new shabads. It was on the insistence of her students and their parents that Tasleema first sang at a gurudwara. Her fame soon spread and she was invited to sing at more gurudwaras both within and outside the State of Jammu & Kashmir. "I got invitations almost every week. I sang at Chatti Padshahi in Srinagar, the biggest in Kashmir," she says with pride. "People also invited me for Vaisakhi and other festivals." But her high point was when she was asked to perform at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 2007. Her sweet voice brought tears to the eyes of many. An old woman hugged her and kissed her hands, saying, "You are the voice of Sikh women and an honour to the Sikh community." The woman then removed her gold earrings and gifted them to the stunned singer. "That was so moving. It is one of the biggest compliments I have received," says Tasleema. "But she didn't know that the girl she was praising was not a Sikh but a Muslim from Kashmir," she chuckles. After her recitation at the Golden Temple, a pious and well-known Sikh personality, Bhai Harbans Singh, visited her house to thank her. When he heard of her work over the years he complimented her, saying, "You are doing a big favour to our community." The girl who left studies after high school has till date trained more than 200 Sikh boys and girls in Shabad Kirtan. Residing in Srinagar's congested Shaheed Gunj area, and that too close to a mosque, she has carried on her work in an atmosphere of complete harmony, facing no opposition whatsoever from members of her family or community. "After hearing the shabad recitation, the Imam Sahib of our mosque once came to my class, blessed me and told me that I was doing a wonderful job," recalls Tasleema. Tasleema has never felt any conflict between her religion and her passion. "The basics of all religions are the same as they lead to one Supreme God," she says and recites her favourite shabad - "Kareema raheema Allah tu gani". "I start my day with Nimaz (Muslim morning prayers) and recitation from the Quran," she says. "After that I open the Guru Granth Sahib, memorize a new shabad and compose it for my students with the help of my father." She hopes that sometime in the future she can open an institution where Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus and people from any religion can come together to learn singing. [url]http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2010/09/17/stories/2010091750150400.htm[/url] [/QUOTE]
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