Giani Darshan Singh Sohal ਪੰਥ ਰਤਨ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੋਹਲ
Giani Darshan Singh Sohal is one of the most celebrated musicians in the field of Classical Gurbani Kirtan. His felicitous Kirtan performances reveal a well-judged elaboration of masterful improvisations of raga notes and skilful handling of rare melodic compositions and unusual Taals (rhythms). In addition, the purity of raga and clarity of recitation of Gurbani, even at peak speeds of execution signify an in-depth understanding and knowledge of both Gurbani and Indian Classical Music. This is further augmented by the mesmerising balance of the mode of the raga and central emotion of the Gurbani verses, as well as the fine synchronisation of Gurbani poetic meter and taal.
In year 1933 at District Hoshiarpur, Giani Darshan Singh Sohal Ji was born into a family sensitised to the charm of Indian Classical Music. Music was first introduced into the family by his grandfather, Sant Karam Singh. Giani Ji’s father, Sant Surain Singh, who was a highly regarded scholar of the ‘Vedas’ and Gurbani, carried on the tradition and became a disciple of the Gurbani Kirtan legend Bhai Samund Singh from whom he learnt both Kirtan and Mridang.
Giani Darshan Singh Sohal Ji’s own musical training commenced at a very early age under the instruction of his uncle Sardar Chanchal Singh, who was a student of the Lucknow School of Music. Later, Giani Darshan Singh was graced by the great Shri Almast ji who elevated him to a more profound and spiritual realm of music.
Shri Almast ji belonged to the most authentic Indian traditional school of classical music – ‘Gawalior Ghrana.’ He held Giani Ji in very high esteem and referred to him as his favourite disciple. Over a period of 17 years, Sri Almast Ji bestowed upon Giani Ji a great treasure of music full of exquisite and peerless compositions bursting with lucid and ageless expression.
Giani Darshan Singh Sohal ji has trained and taught kirtan to 3 generations from various countries of the world. He has bestowed this privilege upon many none-Sikhs also. Many of his students reared maestros in too young age. So Giyani ji is not only an artist of consummate skill, he reveals supreme mastery in methodical imparting of musical skills.
He uses different methods to teach to different student categories based on age and level of acquired skill. And many of his high success oriented students feel pride to use his well established methods further to teach their own students.
Giani Ji is quite famous in composing music. His compositions are quite rich in delighting senses for spatial property resulting from well experienced arrangement of melody parts and percussion in relation to each other and to the whole. His compositions abide by all the raga rules of classical music but launches penetrations to the hearts of all laymen to the music terminology and well as to the pundits of the music field.
A great secret behind his great success compositions is his poetical skills. In his young age he wrote many deep poems. All of them were well appreciated by the audience. So he understands the meters of the poetry well, and his this authoritative ability over composing poetry has been proved very boosting to contribute to his progress in producing extraordinarily good and great kirtan compositions.
Giani Darshan Singh Sohal Ji writes well. He is a great author in the domain of Indian Classical Music and Kirtan. He writes simple but effective. He expresses very tough concepts of music using simple vocabulary to invade obscurity of the subject. So he has produced good solutions in some problem domain of music subject by writing very crystal clear approach books well published by Harjit Publications.
In nutshell Giani Ji is a great Music Artist, Kirtankar, Poet, an Excellent Author, Gurbani and Indian Classical Music Scholar. Giani Darshan Singh Sohal Ji is an institution all by himself, the like of which may seldom repeat.
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Do you have more keertan by Giani ji, I really enjoyed the few shabads you have here on the site for download.
Thanks for the post
I was filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise to listen the singing of Gurbani by respected Sohal Ji. His singing style is a unique catetory that includes a variety of styles blended into one category. It lends the flavours of the old sikh kirtan tradition with tweaks of improvised volcal expressions of soothing type of music that inspires the mind and warms the heart. Once it almost happened the same when I first came accross the kirtan of Bhai Smund Singh Ji. I did collect all the CDs and Cassetts of Bhai Smund Singh Ji and have been listening him regularly since that.
But Sohal Ji style of kirtan as I imagine points back to Rababi Mardana the companion of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. I want to buy every thing produced regarding his kirtan I mean CDs or Cassettes etc. Kindly let me know from where I can have all that.
What a great resource!
Very interesting blog post. shared it to my friends.
I want to see more Shabad Kirtan on this site.
Let Giani Ji live long. His style of Gurbani Sangeet Compositions is far beyond the general one in existence. It can be a useful guide for the present and coming Sikh generations.
Can I listen some Mira’s Bhajan in Sohal Ji’s voice?
The style in which Giani Sohal Ji has sung Gurbani can be especially valued for its uncommonness.
I welcome for this Gurbani Kirtan site and post. Let the VAHIGURU helps for the continuity in the same attributes for the benefits of Gurbani Kirtan lovers.
There is very nice kirtan on this site by Giani Sohal Ji. I want to listen from Giani Ji some Kirtan in some morning raagas. Is it possible?
As a layman to the lyrics and music style and language used, the music on this website’s analysis evaluates some characteristics of Gospel Music. Whatever it is, it is enough to bring peace to the burned mind. If there is any on-line service available, kindly let me know that, as I am very much interested to learn it.
I want to thank for the efforts you webmasters have contributed in publishing this Classical Kirtan site. I am hoping the same type of Kirtan from you in the future as well. In fact Giani Ji’s creative kirtining abilities has inspired me to learn kirtan now.
I and my friends enjoyed well this Giani Ji’s Gurbani Kirtan. It is wonderful. We are sending further the link of this site to our other friends. We never imagined that the Gurbani can be sung in such a beautiful and peace optimising style.
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There are really excellent kirtan files on this website which can explain their uniqueness themselves. So if any one is enough serious to listen kirtan to have unison with Prabhu these kirtan files are really ment for him or her.
Whenever I am frustrated, I like to listen to Devotional Music on this site. Every time I have been successful to dissipate my worries by listening to this great works of Gaini Ji’s kirtan. I really love this peace creating music.
It is said by a saint ‘Kirtan Nirmolak Heera’, it may be or not true for every style of kirtan, but the kirtan on this site by Giani Sohal Ji is really a ‘Heera’, and that Heera which is many time precious than Kohinoor Hira. I have no words to express my feelings but ever said is just an indication of a major fact.
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Giani Ji has really superb style of kirtan where in the raagas seemed to be fully exposed. No doubt the internet is stuffed with lot of shabad kirtan sites, but this site is certainly different , more over distinctly separate from all of them as it is not only meant for entertainment but also for education.
Believe me,I searched every place to listen to a bhajan kirtan of high worth. I failed every time , except this as at last I have found here what I ever desired, a nice bhajan kirtan.
It’s every Sikh’s dream to listen and share such kirtan which may help to induce peace in mind. This dream can be fulfilled to listen kirtan from this site, I mean kirtan by Giani Ji.
I am normally interested in Pure Classical Music, but semi classical music on this site is good that I was attracted toward it. I have bookmarked this page.
Nice content here, very legit material in raag-kosh on this site and hence useful for the world of Gurbani kirtan and Indian Classical Music. Giani Darshan Singh Sohal Ji has done really well here.
I saw recently your site having a Raag-Kosh on it, the Raag-Kosh by Giani Sohal Ji can be said a good implement for the study of Indian Classical Music.
We are a group of volunteers and starting Kirtan Programmes in our community. Your site provided us with valuable info to work on. Giani Ji has done impressive works of Devotional Music and our entire community will be grateful to him.