Bhai Gurnam Singh Ji hailed from the village of Pasla located in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. He learned Kirtan from Bhai Puran Singh Ji, who was also the teacher of renowned Kirtani, Bhai Bakshish Singh Ji.
Bhai Gurnam Singh Ji lived in Nairobi, Kenya for some time in the 1960s. His daughter got married in 1968 and migrated to the United States of America. Soon after, Bhai Gurnam Singh Ji also moved to America and served as a ‘Granthi’ in Yuba City, California. He did not have a complete ‘jatha’, and for this reason, he mostly performed Kirtan on his own. He passed away in early 2000.
The information above was provided by Sardar Nachatar Singh Sahota. If anyone is able to provide us with more information, photos or recordings of his, please contact us.
The recordings below were digitised from a vinyl released by Inreco (record number: 2442-5103) in 1979 under the title ‘Shabad Gurbani’. These were kindly contributed by Bhai Harbans Singh Suraj. Please ‘right click’ and ‘save link as’ to download audio files. Enjoy!
Bhai Gurnam Singh (America) – 01 Aise Gur Ko Bal Bal Jaiye
Bhai Gurnam Singh (America) – 02 Tin Dhan Janedi Maao
Bhai Gurnam Singh (America) – 03 Satgur Poore Keeni Daat
Bhai Gurnam Singh (America) – 04 Kot Brahmand Ko
Bhai Gurnam Singh (America) – 05 Soi Dhiaiye Jeeare
Bhai Gurnam Singh (America) – 06 Dhan Dhan Pita Dhan Dhan Mata