Ustad
Bhai Baldeep Singh
Ustad Bhai Baldeep Singh is a 13th generation exponent of gurubani kirtan
tradition, an exponent of dhrupad and the khalifa (head) of the Kapurthala
& Amritsar baaj (style or school) of pakhawaj – jori. He is also
a musical instrument maker and has produced and directed a few documentary
films on music.
He is the Founder of ANAD FOUNDATION, ANAD RECORDS P. Ltd. and the INDUS VALLEY
CONSERVATORY.
Bhai Baldeep Singhr has been the epicenter in the revival of these instruments
since the late 1980’s. He has not only researched the making of these
instruments but, having personally handcrafted almost all of the extinct instruments
from the Guru-Bhakti traditions, he has also traveled far and wide to seek
and revive the art of playing them.
