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Sufiana Spell
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The very flash of the memory of a standing ovation accorded by a multitude of artists and connoisseurs at the 32 nations Dubai International Cultural Fest-2003, rejuvenates the young sufi singer Satinder Sartaj from Punjab University. The singer had won the Best Sufi singer award there, besides having been commended as lead vocalist and performer in folk dance competition at the prestigious festival.
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"Though Satinder had been credited with various presentations on radio, TV channels and awards but winning the top position in Sufina music among the contenders from the hub of Sufism was by no means a small achievement, says Dr. Pankaj Mala Sharma, his mentor and guide."
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Living in the sleepy village of Bajrawarpur in Hoshiarpur , the prodigious child, Satinder was too naïve to understand and realize the phenomenon of ecological growth.
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Curiously, he used to marvel at the beauty and fragrance of flowers, spectrum of rainbow, the water springs in the calm surroundings besides the melodic strains of music that flowed from a flute and sarangi which the wandering folk and sufi musicians played.
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As a child he developed a taste for the pristine Punjabi folklore and the sufiana qalaams though seemingly it was not within his conceptual grasp. However an intense yearning to learn and imbibe the rich mysticism of sufiana music dominated in his educational career.
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Satinder Sartaj
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Following the dictates of his inner soul, Satinder concentrated on his sufiana musical career having done his M. Phil in Sufi gayan and is pursuing a doctorate in Sufi gayan from Punjab University. With a view to have an intimate feel of the divine effulgence and mystic experiences of the greats like Jalludin Rumi , Shams Tabrezi from Iran , Satinder had secured a diploma in Persian with distinction.
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Reveling in the glory of the mysticism of Baba Farid, Bulle Shah, Sultan Bahu, Shah Hussain and others, the accomplished singer Satinder Pal had just recorded an album of Sufi gayan being released shortly.
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Source: www.sikhnet.com
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