Bhai Anoop Singh (Patara)

In the village of Patara, located in Punjab’s Jalandhar district, Bhai Anoop Singh Ji was born in the year 1972. As he was growing up, the appeal of music beckoned to him, and in 1990, he began learning Kirtan from Ustad Kirpal Singh Ji Jandu, while his proficiency over tantisaaz (stringed instruments) was guided by Ustad Piara Singh Padam. As his talents bloomed, he formed his own ‘jatha’ in 1999 and has been performing Kirtan ever since.

 

Embracing the footsteps of their father, both of Bhai Anoop Singh Ji’s sons, Prabhdeep Singh and Prabhjot Singh started accompanying him in 2018. Prabhdeep Singh, born in 2001, plays the ‘dilruba’. The basics were established by his father, from whom he trained under for a period of one year. Presently, he is under the tutelage of Ustad Shaminderpal Singh Ji, disciple of Ustad Sabri Khan Ji. Meanwhile, Prabhjot Singh, born in 2005 began learning ‘tabla’ in 2017 from Sardar Jagmohan Singh Ji, disciple of Ustad Kulvinder Singh Ji.

 

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