I love the Vande Maataram composition in Raag Des sung by Lata Mangeshkar.  Vande Mataram is the national song of India. In 2003, BBC World ...

One of my favorite Kabir's poem I call "Dulhani." In this beautiful poem, Kabir envisions himself as the bride and the univers...

Pour love in your heart, like the rain pours on the land today. As I am working on a Meerabai song I am doing research on the different vari...

Sanson ki Maala was made famous by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan sahib.  Although some have attributed this song to Mirabai and Khusro, this is a gh...

Bade Ghulam Ali Khan's version of this Multani Kafi This is a beautiful spiritual song of separation written by Ghulam Farid.  I recentl...

[O my Lord] by rabi'A Translated by Jane hirshfield O my Lord, the stars glitter and the eyes of men are closed. Kings have locked their...

Guru Nanak's teachings are undoubtedly about love. So are Guru Arjan's teachings. The Mool Mantra is given the highest importance i...

I’ve been working on a musical composition for a beautiful shabad by Bhagat Naamdev, and it’s been making me think deeply about its message....

Krishna's Cosmic Flute Playing Bulleh Shah in a kafi says, "You are playing a surprising, wondrous, flute O Krishna." Bulleh S...

I have recently heard this Bulleh Shah song and it has really touched my heart. Several people have sung it, but I love the original composi...