The classic and the contemporary come together on the platform of Jeevay Punjab, an effort to revive the rich heritage and traditions of music, poetry and literature of Punjab and give space to new voices. Surjit Patar, Bir Singh, Jaswant Singh Zafar, Gurbhajan Gill and Rabbi Shergill — Jeevay Punjab finds support from varied quarters. Young singers will perform the poetry of Baba Bulleh Shah, Sultan Bahu, Shah Husain and Shiv Kumar Batalvi. “Everyone wants to tell a story, a narrative of today, what we face, how we live, our concerns. We want our folk singers such as Idu Sharif and Des Raj Lakhani to perform on stage,” says Saurabh, who is also a music composer.

Source: Indian Express January 20, 2019 03:09 UTC