Bhai Subhag Singh Ji was born on the 1st of April 1955 in the village of Nadala in Kapurthala district of Punjab. He was a young boy when his father sent him to Gurdwara Sees Ganj Sahib to learn Kirtan from Prof. Partap Singh Ji who was serving as a Hazoori Raagi there at that time. Under his guidance, Bhai Subhag Singh Ji learned many Raags and old compositions which he still sings to this day. After some years, he went on to learn from ‘Taan Samrat’ Ustad Naseer Ahmad Khan from the Delhi Gharana of music. He spent 8 years under Khan Saab’s guidance and picked up the finer aspects of classical music.
In 1981, Bhai Subhag Singh Ji made his first tour abroad by accompanying Bhai Ajit Singh Alankari on the side harmonium. They visited Afghanistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia during this tour. He went back to India at the end of this tour before making another trip to Kuwait soon after and then to England. When he was in England, he got the opportunity to accompany Bhai Shamsher Singh Zakhmi on the side harmonium for some time. Bhai Subhag Singh Ji got married in England and settled there with his wife. They have one daughter, Inderjit Kaur and two sons, Gurbhag Singh and Akal Singh. For many years Bhai Subhag Singh Ji served the Sangat in England before moving back to India.
He established the Guru Nanak Sangeet Ashram in Kashipur, Uttarakhand in 1995 and has been managing it for the past 25 years. He serves as a teacher in this Ashram and does not take any fees from children who can’t afford to pay. To date, he has taught approximately 500 children for free. Besides teaching, he is also a composer and music director who enjoys experimenting with different types of music such as Kumaoni, Arabic, Afghani, Western and more. If anyone has more recordings of Bhai Subhag Singh Ji to share, please contact us.
The Asa Di Vaar below was recorded in UK on 4th March 1994. Recording courtesy of Bhai Harbans Singh Suraj (UK). Please ‘right click’ and ‘save link as’ to download audio recordings. Enjoy!
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – Asa Di Vaar in UK on 4th March 1994
The following recordings are from a Kirtan program on 5th of June 1995. These were contributed by Veer Pertahp Singh Tuli from Toronto, Canada.
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – 01 Sant Saran Jo Jan Pare (Hansdhwani)
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – 02 Mere Ram Har Jan Ke Houn Bal Jaye
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – 03 Santeh Charan Morlo Maatha
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – 04 Gurmukh Janam Savaare
The recordings below were obtained from Bhai Subhag Singh Ji’s Youtube channel. These are studio recordings which include various types of music that he has experimented with. For more recordings of Bhai Subhag Singh Ji please check out his Youtube channel ‘Baba Bhai Subhag Singh’.
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – Amrit Vele Boleya Babiha (Raag Lalit)
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – Ham Ghar Sajan Aaye
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – Har Bin Kyon Jeeva Meri Mai (Raag Bhatiyar)
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – Houn Gosain Da Pehalwanda
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – Naam Ke Biapaari
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – Prabh Joo To Kai Laaj Hamari
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – Rogan Te Ar Sogan Te
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – Satgur Nanak Pargateya
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – Satnam Satnam Waheguru
*New Recordings Added – 7th June 2021
The following two Shabads were recorded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. These were recorded by Sardar Karam Singh Ji of Sikh Naujwan Sabha Malaysia.
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – 01 Awoh Sikh Satgur (Madhuvanti)
Bhai Subhag Singh (Kashipur) – 02 Dhur KI Baani Aayi
The following Shabad was obtained from Bhai Subhag Singh Ji’s YouTube channel. This was recently released on his channel in conjunction with the 400th Parkash Purab of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji.
Excellent ? Ji. Bhai sahib Ji is true kirtanea and ustad. Who is teaching sangeet to hid students. May god bless ?? him and kirtan sewa to share such a great kirtan files with us all.
He is modern enlightened Guru….