Professor Harchand Singh Kalsi was born to Bibi Permeshwari Devi and Sardar Sajjan Singh Bhamra in the village of Kishanpura, district Ferozepur, in 1923. His maternal great grandfather, Bhai Partap Singh was a well known raagi in Dharamkot. At the age of 5, Professor Harchand Singh Ji lost his eyesight due to chicken pox, but that did not stop him from pursuing his passion for music. Between 1932 to 1934, he moved to Baghapurana road in Moga, where most of the raagis around the area lived. He started his initial training there with Bhai Ganga Singh, Bhai Mewah Singh and Bhai Chanan Singh. During the same period, there was a famous sarangi player living in Moga by the name of Sadak Ali, and Professor Harchand Singh also received some training from him. He then furthered his pursuit in musical knowledge and training with renowned singer Pandit Krishna Rao Shankar from the Gwalior gharana of classical music. Professor Harchand Singh Ji was also adept in playing many instruments such as dilruba, sitar and violin. He has also served as Hazoori raagi in Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar for some time. Following his service in Amritsar, he moved to Moga and established a Gurmat Sangeet Vidyala. In 1948, the Maharaja of Faridkot started a radio station and Professor Harchand Singh was appointed as director of the station. He has also served as Hazoori raagi at Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in New Delhi. Subsequently he returned to Ludhiana to complete an MA in Music and he also started to perform at the Jalandhar Radio station. He passed away on 18th October 2003 in Ludhiana. If anyone has more recordings of Prof. Harchand Singh to share, please contact us.
The Shabad below in Raag Chandrakauns was recorded by Sardar Amir Singh from Singapore and I stumbled across it in one of his ‘Guldasta’ tapes which usually was a mix of Kirtanis singing in raags. I doubt that Professor Harchand Singh Ji visited Singapore, but perhaps Sardar Amir Singh Ji had recorded it during one of his visits to India. Please ‘right click’ and ‘save link as’ to download audio files. Enjoy!
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Nain Mahinjey (Chandrakauns)
The following recordings were kindly contributed by Veer Amarjit Singh Jagdev from the United Kingdom. These were recorded by his late father, Sardar Tarlochan Singh Jagdev. Veer Amarjit Singh Ji has his own Youtube channel called ‘Eternal Shabad Gurbani’. Please subscribe to his channel for more recordings.
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Aayo Sunan Parhan Ko Bani
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Asa Di Vaar in London 1982
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Bhagtan Ki Tek Tu
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Madho Hum Aise Tu Aisa
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Saavan Saras Manaa (Malhar)
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Tu Tu Karta Tu Hua (Chandrakauns)
The next batch of recordings were contributed by Dr. Manjit Singh Hunjin, who is a very talented artist. Please follow his Instagram page ‘AmsimeetArt’ to check out his artwork.
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Bhagtan Ki Tek Too
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Maangna Maangan Neeka
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Main Nahi Prabh Sabh Kich (Chandrakauns)
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Meethe Har Gun Gao
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Tere Ghar Anand
The two shabads below are from the ‘Gurmat Sangeet Project’ website. Please check out their site for more amazing recordings.
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Keerat Prabh Ki (Darbari)
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Tum Ho Sabh Rajan (Chandrakauns)
The two Shabads below are from the annual Adduti Gurmat Sangeet Samelan held at Jawaddi Kalan.
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Thir Khar Besho Har Jan Pyare
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Tu Mera Pita Tu Hai Mera Mata
*New Recordings Added – 21st November 2021
The recordings below were kindly contributed by Veer Gurpuran Singh Milkhu who operates his own channel on YouTube. Please visit his YouTube channel ‘Classic Puratan Kirtan’.
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Koun Ko Kalank Reho
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Tu Tu Karta Tu Hua
Another batch of recordings courtesy of Veer Amarjit Singh Jagdev. These were also recorded by his late father, Sardar Tarlochan Singh Jagdev in 1979. Please subscribe to Veer Amarjit Singh’s YouTube channel ‘Eternal Shabad Gurbani’.
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Aape Rasia Aap Ras (Sri Raag)
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Baba Maaya Saath Na Hoeh (Raag Sorath)
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Mat Dekh Bhoola Visere
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Varteya Paap Sabhas Jag Mahi (Bhai Gurdas Ji)
The Shabad below was released on a vinyl titled ‘Shabads of Guru Nanak Vol. 1’.
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Nanak Aakhe Re Mana (Ramkali)
*New Recordings Added – 3rd March 2023
Shabads from the album ‘Aayeo Sunan Paran Ko Bani’.
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – 01 Aayeo Sunan Paran Ko Bani
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – 02 Jis Nu Baksh Lehe Mere Piare
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – 03 Nanak Chinta Mat Karo (Desi Todi)
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – 04 Tum Karo Daya Mere Sain
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – 05 Mere Sahiba Kaun Jane Gun Tere
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – 06 Kal Taran Gur Nanak Aya (Chandrakauns)
Shabads from the album ‘Ram Mo Ko Har Jan Kare Laiye’.
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – 01 Ram Mo Ko Har Jan Kare Laiye
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – 02 Kya Gun Tere Saar Samaali
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – 03 Prabh Milbe Ko Preet Man Lagi
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – 04 Santoh Ram Naam Nistariye
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – 05 Madho Hum Aise Tu Aisa
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – 06 Gareeb Niwaj Gusaiyan Mera
The recording below is from the Adutti Gurmat Sangeet Samelan at Jawaddi Kalan in 1997.
Prof. Harchand Singh Kalsi – Thakur Gaeiai Atam Rang (Dhanasri)
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