Sikh music (Gurbani Kirtan)
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Sikh music (Gurbani Kirtan) is the devotional musical tradition of Sikhism that sets sacred verses to classical ragas and rhythmic patterns for congregational singing and spiritual reflection.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shabad Kirtan | 1 |
| Sikh music (Gurbani Kirtan) canonical | 1 |
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sikh religious practice
ⓘ
devotional music tradition ⓘ liturgical music ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution |
Akal Takht
ⓘ
Harmandir Sahib ⓘ Akal Takht ⓘ
surface form:
Takhts of Sikhism
|
| associatedPractice |
Ardas
ⓘ
Hukamnama recitation ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
Naam Simran
ⓘ
Shabad ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Guru Granth Sahib ragas ⓘ |
| developedBy | Sikh Gurus ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Hindu bhajan tradition
ⓘ
Islamic qawwali ⓘ |
| emphasis |
devotional participation of congregation
ⓘ
sung recitation of scripture ⓘ |
| ethicalFocus |
equality of all participants
ⓘ
rejection of ritualism ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Guru Nanak ⓘ |
| function |
collective spiritual experience
ⓘ
memorization of Gurbani ⓘ transmission of Sikh theology ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic vocabulary
ⓘ
Braj ⓘ Gurmukhi ⓘ
surface form:
Gurmukhi script
Persian ⓘ Punjabi ⓘ Sant Bhasha ⓘ |
| medium | vocal music ⓘ |
| musicalBasis | raga system ⓘ |
| normativeSource | Rehat Maryada ⓘ |
| numberOfRagasInScripture | 31 ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
Punjab
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab region
|
| performanceContext |
Akhand Path
ⓘ
Sangat ⓘ congregational worship ⓘ daily services ⓘ festivals ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Kirtani jathas
ⓘ
Ragis ⓘ Sangat ⓘ |
| performedIn | Gurdwara ⓘ |
| primaryInstruments |
harmonium
ⓘ
tabla ⓘ |
| primaryScripture | Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ |
| purpose |
devotional worship
ⓘ
meditation on Naam ⓘ spiritual reflection ⓘ |
| relatedTo | North Indian classical music ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| requires |
correct pronunciation of Gurbani
ⓘ
knowledge of taal ⓘ understanding of raga ⓘ |
| style |
dharna kirtan
ⓘ
raagi kirtan ⓘ sampradayi kirtan ⓘ shudh raga-based singing ⓘ |
| traditionalInstruments |
dilruba
ⓘ
jodi ⓘ pakhawaj ⓘ rabab ⓘ saranda ⓘ taus ⓘ |
| uses |
classical ragas
ⓘ
rhythmic cycles ⓘ taals ⓘ |
| usesText |
Guru Granth Sahib
ⓘ
surface form:
Gurbani
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shabad Kirtan