'Bhajan Ro Gudak Rahyo Gaado' by Gavra Devi

In February 2012 Gavra Devi held several thousands in the village of Diyatara spellbound with her rendition of this folk song, bringing many children and young people to their feet. In this bhajan, the poet Fakru mocks all of us - pointing out how the cart of our awareness, our consciousness, our meditation is wobbling, and urging us to bring it back on track.

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Gavra Devi is a popular folk singer from Bikaner, evidently well-loved by her audiences who call her buaji. "Ever since I lost my eyesight as a little girl, I took to bhajan singing and established these poets and their words firmly in my heart", she says.

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This was the 6th night of the week-long Rajasthan Kabir Yatra, a travelling festival which toured 7 villages with 13 singers of Bhakti, Sufi and Baul poetry in Feb 2012. The Yatra was organized by Lokayan in Bikaner (www.lokayan.org) in partnership with the Kabir Project, Bangalore.

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 & Harmonium: Gavra Devi
Dholak: Immamuddin
Manjiras: Prakash

Translation: Vipul Rikhi

Video Credits:
Cameras: Smriti Chanchani & Aarthi Parthasarathy
Editing: Aarthi Parthasarathy
Sound: Atirek Pandey
Sub-Titling: Nandini Nayyar
Collection: The Kabir Project

Place: Diyatara village, Rajasthan
Date of Recording: February 28, 2012