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The harmonium is the only instrument most Sikhs have ever experienced Sikh Kirtan through. It came into India via Portuguese missionaries as a more portable alternative to the church organ. The contribution the harmonium has made to Kirtan is huge. This is because it enables a Kirtani to learn to perform a Shabad within two weeks or so. As the harmonium became more popular traditional stringed instruments started to go extinct, which is a fascinating thing. I attended a Divan where 17 Namdharis

We are blessed to have Sikhi in our family from the time of Guru Amardas ji. We've had kirtan in our family since the time of Guru Arjan Dev ji. This is when Bhai Sata and Balvand refused to do kirtan, and the regular sangat started leading the kirtan. Before that, it was only for the people who belonged to Bhai Mardanas clan. My grandfather Bhai Jawala Singh was a 10th generation singer. My father Bhai Avtar Singh and my uncle Bhai Gurcharan Singh are 11th generation singers. We have about 500