Description
Pundit Hira Singh Borliya devoted his whole life to music, and he spent about 60 years collecting, performing and teaching folk songs of the region—especially the Kabeer and Malwa traditions. Unlike some of the other states in India, the people of Madhya Pradesh are allowed to sing songs irrespective of their ethnic background and social or racial status. This extremely rare and generous attitude has served to enrich the learning process for Borliyaji, who has imbibed the traditional song culture of the region.
This book containing 75 songs was an idea first discussed by Hira Singh and his daughter, Sarita, in August 2003. It contains the artist’s 70 favourite traditional songs for Mata Pujan, Ganesh Pujan, Lord Ram, Lord Krishna, Gorakhnath, Matsyendranath, Bharthari, plus marriage and dance songs. It also includes five songs of the famous mystic poet Kabeer. Through publication of this book, the dream of father and daughter to see these songs preserved for posterity is finally realised.
Gerard Lee –
The best album with vinyl audio quality. Period.