'Guru Vinya Ghor Andhaaro' by Asariya Khima Jagariya

Guru shatters the pitch darkness, the lamp destroys the utter blackness, says Kabir, urging us to light the lamp in our temple. ‘Jagariya’ – literally ‘one who awakens’ – is the last name of Asariya bhai, and many of the other singers in this mandali. So it’s not surprising that their families have been in the tradition of singing Kabir and other mystic poets for several generations. Kabir is a widely loved nirgun poet of the 15th century, well known for his rude and rough rhetoric, designed to shake us out of our unconscious ways. The song casts a powerful spell as it weaves together the other voices that ‘awaken’ – Devji Asariya Jagariya and Devji Ghabha Jagariya – who are from nearby villages. As the song says, light the lamp and there's radiance!

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Asariya Khima Jagariya has imbibed the tradition of ‘aradhiya bhajan’ from a very young age from his father Khima Bapa and his grandfather. He belongs to Kharoda village in Lakhpat, Kutch in western Gujarat, can be contacted at +91-81411-73115

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This is one of a series of upcoming uploads for Ajab Shahar, a webspace dedicated to mystic poem and song, currently under construction by the Kabir Project team (www.ajabshahar.org; www.kabirproject.org)

Song Credits:
Vocals & Tambura: Asariya Khima Jagariya
Co-Singers & Manjiras: Devji Asariya Jagariya & Devji Ghabha Jagariya
Dholak: Parbat Dungarsingh Jogi

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
Production Support: Namrata Karthik
Sub-Titling: Mamta Kandari & Vipul Rikhi
Collection: The Kabir Project

Place: Hodka village, Kutch, Gujarat, India
Date: 04 June, 2010