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... Read More

Prahlad Singh Tipanya – Kabir, Part 2

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Prahlad Singh Tipanya – Kabir, Part 2

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