Prahlad Singh Tipanya – Kabir, Part 1

The Hindi Urdu Flagship at the University of Texas at Austin » Lectures and Performances

As part of its festival celebrating the living tradition of song and performance dedicated to the poet Kabir, HUF hosts a live musical performance by an acclaimed traditional Kabir folk ensemble led by Prahlad Singh Tipanya.

Tipanya sings and plays the tambura, a five-stringed plucked and strummed instrument originally from Rajasthan, and kartal a wood and metal instrument consisting of two pieces struck together to make a tambourine-like sound, played with the fingers of the left hand. His younger son, Vijay Tipanya, sings with him and plays manjira (small cymbals); his older son, Ajay Tipanya, plays dholak (two-headed drum); his brother, Ambaram Tipanya, plays manjira, kartal and sometimes harmonium; Devnarayan Sarolia plays violin.

This is the first half of the performance. The second half is available as a separate podcast episode and online at: https://hindiurduflagship.orgresources/lectures-performances/tipanya-sings-kabir/