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Nargis Balolia - Ab Teri Mohabbat

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The ginans are a vast corpus consisting of several hundred (indeed, by some estimates over a thousand) hymns or religious lyrics which have for long been a central part of the religious life of the Indian Nizari Ismaili Community, and of which they continue to form the living religious tradition. The literature is also shared by the Imamshahi community in Gujarat, who are believed to have split off from the Ismailis sometime in the 16th century. The term ‘ginan’ is believed to derive from the Sanskrit jnan, an abstract noun, which may be variously rendered as ‘knowledge’, ‘wisdom’ or ‘cognition’ (reminiscent, to some extent, of the Greek gnosis).

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Nargis Balolia - Ginans (2003)

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The ginans are a vast corpus consisting of several hundred (indeed, by some estimates over a thousand) hymns or religious lyrics which have for long been a central part of the religious life of the Indian Nizari Ismaili Community, and of which they continue to form the living religious tradition. The literature is also shared by the Imamshahi community in Gujarat, who are believed to have split off from the Ismailis sometime in the 16th century. The term ‘ginan’ is believed to derive from the Sanskrit jnan, an abstract noun, which may be variously rendered as ‘knowledge’, ‘wisdom’ or ‘cognition’ (reminiscent, to some extent, of the Greek gnosis).

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Filed under Nargis Balolia Ginans Devotional Vocal 2003

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World Hindu Chants II - Devotional, Prayer And Chants

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Hindu Dharma’s greatest gift to mankind is the thought that declares that there is no one religion that teaches an exclusive or only road to salvation. The greatest philosophical book of all times - Bhagavad Gita declares, “In whatever way they (human beings) love Me (God), in the same way they find My love. Various are the ways for them, but in the end they all come to Me.” (BG 4.11). The unmistakable central chord that vibrates throughout the vast traditional and literature of Hinduism is the power of the Mantra. The Mantra may be just the name, naama, the name of a deity enshrined in a temple or of an avataara (incarnation) of God or of God without a form.

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Filed under 12/31/2012 Devotional Vocal World Hindu Chants II Prayer Chants

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Rashid Khan - Kabir

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Rashid Khan includes the slow elaboration in his vilambit khayals in the manner of his maternal grand-uncle and also developed exceptional expertise in the use of sargams and sargam taankari (play on the scale). He is influenced with the style of Ustad Amir Khan and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi .He is also a master of the tarana like his guru but sings them in his own manner, preferring the khayal style rather than the instrumental stroke-based style for which Nissar Hussain was famous. There is no imitation of instrumental tone. His mastery of all aspects tonal variations, dynamics and timbre adjustment leave very little to be desired in the realm of voice culture.

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Filed under Rashid Khan Kabir Vocal Devotional 29/10/2012