Music

Navdeep's Homepage

Upcoming/Recent Performances
* Festival of Light (organized by Dr. David L. Kaplan) in Chaverim, Explorations, with David Kaplan (piano; composer), Gary Evjen (percussion), Richard Belford (double bass), Robert Klassen (clarinet), Hazzan Neil Schwartz (improvised vocals: bass) & Navdeep Sidhu (improvised vocals: baritone) (Jewish Community Center, Saskatoon, November 29, 2009).
News/Reports:
"Light Shines Over Many Faith Groups" (Saskatoon StarPhoenix, November 28, 2009)

* India Supper Night (fundraiser for Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre organized by India-Canada Cultural Association, with Arun Gandhi as keynote speaker), with the musical trio of Dr. David Kaplan (piano), Robert Helgason (guitar) and Navdeep Sidhu (vocals) (Holy Spirit Church Hall, Saskatoon, November 8, 2008).
Some reports:
India-Canada Cultural Association newsletter
Linda Maddaford, "Timely message of peace: An evening with grandson of Mahatma Gandhi"
Ms. Atkinson in The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan: Debates and Proceedings, 51(11A):6 (November 12, 2008)

Miscellaneous
* A metric a cappella rendering of 19th-century Indian Urdu poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib's ghazal Naqsh faryadi by Navdeep Sidhu. Recording courtesy Robert Helgason, May 2006. Thanks to Frances Pritchett for her inspiring work and website on his poetry.

Music Links:
Asia/South Asia
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi & Ustad Rashid Khan (Part 1) Part 2 (Raga Darbari; Kin bairan kaan bhare; YouTube video) [Two maestro Hindustani vocalists performing a duet together: unique, beautiful.]
Ustad Rashid Khan (audio, mp3 format)
Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Qawwal & Party, Ye Jo Halka Halka Suroor Hai [Version 2][Version 3] (YouTube audio, "1 h. 7 min.")
Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Jeff Buckley's Tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 1, Ye Jo Halka Halka Suroor Hai (YouTube video) [A remarkable piece.--Many thanks to a friend for first telling me about it!]
Jeff Buckley's Tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 2, Ye Jo Halka Halka Suroor Hai (YouTube video)
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (audio, mp3)
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (audio, mp3)
Pandit Jasraj (audio, mp3)
Ustad Mehdi Hassan (audio, mp3)
David and Chandrakantha Courtney's website (Tabla)
Iran
Mohammad Reza Shajarian

Australian Aboriginal
Didgeridoo(/Yidaki) acoustics

Acoustic guitar
Andy McKee, Into the Ocean (YouTube video)