Khasam Ki Bani - #GuruNanak550

I am participating in an event organized by Oneness USA at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Nov 23. The organizers requested me to sing Satgur Nanak Pargateya for a portion of the program, so I made a composition yesterday and recorded myself practicing it (video below). This is the 157th composition for this year; most of the compositions are that of or about Guru Nanak. Its been a wonderful year of singing ! Bhai Gurdas' love for Guru Nanak shines through this one. Sathguru Nanak pargateya miti dund jag chanan hoya  With the emergence of the true Guru Nanak, the mist cleared and the light scattered all around.  Jiou(n) kar sooraj nikaliaa thaarae shhapae a(n)dhhaer paloaa As if at the sun rise the stars disappeared and the darkness dispelled.  Si(n)gh bukae miragaavalee bha(n)nee jaaeae n dhheer dhharoaa With the roar of the lion in the forest the flocks of escaping deer now cannot have endurance.  Jithhai baabaa pair dhh...

This album is in celebration of the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, a visa-free access for the lovers of Guru Nanak to go from India to the Pakistani town of Kartarpur, where Guru Nanak spent the last 18 years of his life. Much thanks to Janapriyan Levine who helped arrange a couple of the shabads in this album, and also to Jeremy Marais and Abhijit Chakraborty for playing the Saxophone and Bass respectively in one shabad each.