ENS - Cities Express India - Ludhiana, India
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Sufiana concert of internationally acclaimed Sufi scholar and artist Dr. Madan Gopal Singh will be held at Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan [Ludhiana, India] on Friday, April 13.
The concert organised by Media Artists is an endeavour to reinforce the Sufi message of tolerance, reason and access to knowledge through love.
“It is a celebration of Sufi love and wisdom through music, that can bring together people confronting each other in an atmosphere of hatred and violence,” said poet Surjit Patar, the patron of ‘Media Artists’.
A well-known name in the world of cinema, art and cultural history, Madan Gopal Singh is a multifaceted personality. Madan Gopal Singh, who teaches English in Delhi University, is a treasure-house of Sufi and folk poetry, best known for his rendition of Punjabi Sufi texts and love legends.
He has translated a wide range of Sufi lyrics and poems into Punjabi, Hindustani and English. He has toured extensively and has had the distinction of singing with the well-known Kurdish singer Shahram Nazeri; and has performed with Theo Bleckmann, percussionist David Cossin and double-bass player Gregg August.
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A treasure-house of Sufi and folk poetry: Dr. Madan Gopal Singh in concert
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Sufiana concert of internationally acclaimed Sufi scholar and artist Dr. Madan Gopal Singh will be held at Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan [Ludhiana, India] on Friday, April 13.
The concert organised by Media Artists is an endeavour to reinforce the Sufi message of tolerance, reason and access to knowledge through love.
“It is a celebration of Sufi love and wisdom through music, that can bring together people confronting each other in an atmosphere of hatred and violence,” said poet Surjit Patar, the patron of ‘Media Artists’.
A well-known name in the world of cinema, art and cultural history, Madan Gopal Singh is a multifaceted personality. Madan Gopal Singh, who teaches English in Delhi University, is a treasure-house of Sufi and folk poetry, best known for his rendition of Punjabi Sufi texts and love legends.
He has translated a wide range of Sufi lyrics and poems into Punjabi, Hindustani and English. He has toured extensively and has had the distinction of singing with the well-known Kurdish singer Shahram Nazeri; and has performed with Theo Bleckmann, percussionist David Cossin and double-bass player Gregg August.
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ENS - Cities Express India - Ludhiana, IndiaTuesday, April 10, 2007
Sufiana concert of internationally acclaimed Sufi scholar and artist Dr. Madan Gopal Singh will be held at Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan [Ludhiana, India] on Friday, April 13.
The concert organised by Media Artists is an endeavour to reinforce the Sufi message of tolerance, reason and access to knowledge through love.
“It is a celebration of Sufi love and wisdom through music, that can bring together people confronting each other in an atmosphere of hatred and violence,” said poet Surjit Patar, the patron of ‘Media Artists’.
A well-known name in the world of cinema, art and cultural history, Madan Gopal Singh is a multifaceted personality. Madan Gopal Singh, who teaches English in Delhi University, is a treasure-house of Sufi and folk poetry, best known for his rendition of Punjabi Sufi texts and love legends.
He has translated a wide range of Sufi lyrics and poems into Punjabi, Hindustani and English. He has toured extensively and has had the distinction of singing with the well-known Kurdish singer Shahram Nazeri; and has performed with Theo Bleckmann, percussionist David Cossin and double-bass player Gregg August.
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