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'''Kamaljit Kaur''' (born 1982)  in Dehradun, UP is a [[Ragi]] (singer) of[[ Gurbani]] and [[Kirtan]] (Sikh devotional music) who has performed around the world. When she is not touring she makes her home in Amritsar, Punjab. She completed her MA in Gurmat Sangeet, winning the prestigous Gold Medal. She has an "incredible" singing voice. The 26 year old Kamaljit's husband is Prof. Gurdev Singh, is far more modest about her musical abilities, insisting she is nowhere near as good as her famous father Bhai Jasbir Singh ji who had begun teaching her Kirtan as a child.  
'''Kamaljit Kaur''' (born 1982)  in Dehradun, UP is a [[Ragi]] (singer) of[[ Gurbani]] and [[Kirtan]] (Sikh devotional music) who has performed around the world. When she is not touring she makes her home in Amritsar, Punjab. She completed her MA in Gurmat Sangeet, winning the prestigous Gold Medal. She has an "incredible" singing voice. The 26 year old Kamaljit's husband is Prof. Gurdev Singh, is far more modest about her musical abilities, insisting she is nowhere near as good as her famous father [[Bhai Jasbir Singh]] ji who had begun teaching her Kirtan as a child.  


The SGPC said: "She's a bada*s harmonica player. I just saw her play with the Sabad "Jo Boly Har Har Nao" She's really good,  She has a voice!"
The SGPC said: "She's a bada*s harmonica player. I just saw her play with the Sabad "Jo Boly Har Har Nao" She's really good,  She has a voice!"

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Bibi Kamaljit Kaur

Kamaljit Kaur (born 1982) in Dehradun, UP is a Ragi (singer) ofGurbani and Kirtan (Sikh devotional music) who has performed around the world. When she is not touring she makes her home in Amritsar, Punjab. She completed her MA in Gurmat Sangeet, winning the prestigous Gold Medal. She has an "incredible" singing voice. The 26 year old Kamaljit's husband is Prof. Gurdev Singh, is far more modest about her musical abilities, insisting she is nowhere near as good as her famous father Bhai Jasbir Singh ji who had begun teaching her Kirtan as a child.

The SGPC said: "She's a bada*s harmonica player. I just saw her play with the Sabad "Jo Boly Har Har Nao" She's really good, She has a voice!"

Early life and education

Her family moved from Dehradun to Punjab when Kamal was two, living in Gurdaspur. During her childhood, she played kirtan with her father in Sikh temples and at Sikh religious ceremonies. When she was just four, She started to sing the Sabad of Gurbani. She attended Sri Guru Harkrishan Senior Secondary School in Gurdaspur for her basic education. As a child, she played with many different musical instruments. At school, she began to participate in competitions of at both the state and national levels.

After completing her education at Gurdaspur, Kamal attended BBKDAV College, Amritsar, graduating with a Bachelors degree in Music. She then attended Punjabi University, Patiala for her Masters degree in Gurmat Sangeet, where she studied Kirtan under Dr. Gurnam Singh.

  • Official website: http://www.kamaljitkaur.hpage.com
  • Contact: [email protected]
  • Phone:91-9463025275
  • Phone USA: 001-209-513-7823
  • Many of her beautiful and stirring performances are featured on YouTube [1]
  • In fact, a search on Google lists over 33,000 pages; many are videos of her performances around the world. [2]

Albums

  1. 1. Jo Boly Har Har Nao
  2. 2. Mere Sai
  3. 3. Aukhi Ghari Na Dekhan Dayi

Photo and info retrieved from "http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Kamaljit_Kaur"