Sikh Music Heritage Institute
(SMHI)
* Research * Documentation * Education
* Non-profit * Tax-exempt * Entirely volunteer based

Dedicated to preserving Sikh heritage music
(Shabad keertan parampara)
You are invited to join hands by becoming a SMHI Friend

*Announcements*

1. Upcoming presentation by Dr. Inderjit N. Kaur
Beyond the contemporary format of North Indian Classical music: Deciphering the musical knowledge embedded in Sikh scripture
April 10, 2010, Oxford University
Annual Meeting of the British Forum for Ethnomusicology

2. A New Explanation for the Meaning of Ghar (click link at right)

3. Donations are requested for starting a
Sikh Heritage Keertan School located in SF Bay Area
with raag-based classes in:
Voice
Heritage stringed instruments (dilruba, taus)
Heritage drums (jori, pakhavaj) and tabla
and
Jattha performance