Raag Naad Journey: Explore the Power of Raag Naad Through Sri Guru Granth Sahib’s 31 Raags

Book Raag Naad Journey is written for the music lovers worldwide as an essence of the vast treasure of Sikh musicology – Gurmat Sangeet. It has information on Raags, Naad, Sikh heritage instruments, Taals along with the actual Raag melody composition. This Raag melody is named Gurmat Raaganjali, that is composed in chronological sequence of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Raags and gives a glimpse of centuries old original compositions, with details of all 31 Raags and prime Taals used in composition. It gives a flavor of the transcendent dimension of the music which is the basic and essential nature of existence of Naad. This grand composition is presented as a divine offering and hence named – Raganjli. The goal is to give information to the readers about basics of Gurmat Sangeet, all string instruments used in Gurmat Sangeet, 31 main Raags, Taals along with all details of the composition so anyone can refer to this book and learn and play this composition. This composition can be played on any instrument, solo or with orchestra. Details of the melody of compositions for each raag are provided in both Indian and western symbol music notations. Along with the music notationthere is also information on Taals and BPM. Gurmat Sangeet 31-raags Raaganjali composition has been recorded using various Sikh heritage string instruments and is provided along with the book. Refer to the QR-code at the last page to access the composition. Every raag is accompanied by a verse from Gurbani written under that raag title with a meaning in English. Those verses are chosen that talk about raag itself or are common in singing. Hardcopy books are available at sikhsymphony.com/book Read more