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White Sun's Grammy win puts glow on Sikh faith - Times of India
JALANDHAR: A day after they won a Grammy for its latest eponymous album, music group White Sun found a fresh fanbase in Punjab as listeners tuned into their website to find words they had counted on their entire lives.
As many as 10 compositions in the album, 'White Sun II', are either from the Guru Granth Sahib or have been penned by the 10th Sikh master, Guru Gobind Singh, and a part of daily prayers. The 11th composition is an instrumental based on the Sikh expression for God - Akaal.
The award was received by lead singer Gurujas Khalsa, a turbaned Sikh of American origin, alongside band co-founder and two-time Emmy-winning music composer Adam Berry and instrumentalist Harjiwan, a turbaned disciple of the late Harbhajan Singh Yogi aka Yogi Bhajan, who started propagating Sikhism among Americans half a century ago.
The first three compositions in the album are from 'Jaap Sahib', a long composition in praise of God penned by Guru Gobind Singh with words from different languages, including Persian and Sanskrit.
"We just want our music to make something better for somebody somewhere. And it's our dream to see this world become a more beautiful place," said Gurujas in her brief acceptance speech.
White Sun announced touching one million streams on its Facebook page with a chant of "Waheguru".
JALANDHAR: A day after they won a Grammy for its latest eponymous album, music group White Sun found a fresh fanbase in Punjab as listeners tuned into their website to find words they had counted on their entire lives.
As many as 10 compositions in the album, 'White Sun II', are either from the Guru Granth Sahib or have been penned by the 10th Sikh master, Guru Gobind Singh, and a part of daily prayers. The 11th composition is an instrumental based on the Sikh expression for God - Akaal.
The award was received by lead singer Gurujas Khalsa, a turbaned Sikh of American origin, alongside band co-founder and two-time Emmy-winning music composer Adam Berry and instrumentalist Harjiwan, a turbaned disciple of the late Harbhajan Singh Yogi aka Yogi Bhajan, who started propagating Sikhism among Americans half a century ago.
The first three compositions in the album are from 'Jaap Sahib', a long composition in praise of God penned by Guru Gobind Singh with words from different languages, including Persian and Sanskrit.
"We just want our music to make something better for somebody somewhere. And it's our dream to see this world become a more beautiful place," said Gurujas in her brief acceptance speech.
White Sun announced touching one million streams on its Facebook page with a chant of "Waheguru".
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