'Paanch Pachees Na Jhagda Maan' sings Mooralala Marwada

Caught in the quarrel of senses, our desires pull us in a million directions. In this wrangle and tangle are we losing the jewel of the present moment? Kabir says, stay alert, once you lose this precious moment there is no going back.

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Mooralala belongs to a lineage of Meghwal singers, who migrated from Rajasthan to Kutch about 300 to 400 years ago. Now settled in the village of Khadeer in Kutch, Mooralala says he’s an 11th generation singer, and that his ‘santaar’ (tambura) must be at least 130 years old! When he first heard the sound of the tambura, he recalls that he was 8 years old, and he was so enchanted, he couldn’t sleep! He moves with ease between nirguni bhajans, traditional folk songs and Sufiana kalaam. Contact Mooralala at +91-87585-51661

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This is one of a series of uploads for Ajab Shahar, a webspace dedicated to mystic poem and song, created by the Kabir Project team (http://www.ajabshahar.org ; http://www.kabirproject.org).

Song Credits:
Vocals & Tambura: Mooralala Marwada
Dholak: Parbat Jogi
Ghada Ghamela: Dana Bharmal
Manjiras: Shukriya Naru & Sukhdev

Translation: Vipul Rikhi & Shabnam Virmani

Video Credits:
Cameras: Shabnam Virmani & Avanti Sadhu
Editing: Radha Mahendru
Sound: PM Satheesh & team, Fireflys Post-Sound
Recording Facilitation & Support: Deval Mehta & Survaani, Kutch
Sub-Titling: Neha Rajan
Collection: The Kabir Project

Place of Recording: Shaam-e-Sarhad, Hodka, Gujarat, Kutch, India
Date of Recording: 03 June, 2010