Raag Basant Compilation (2014)

As we enter this beautiful season of colors and smells, I am updating our list of Basant renditions. Please add any that I may have left out through the comments. Also, please suggest if you have additional or corrective information. Enjoy!- Shiv


My favorites:
Too Kahe Garbe Bavalee - Bhai Sarabjit Singh
Raja Ram Moh Leo - Dr. Gurnam Singh
Is Man Ko Basant Ki - Bhai Devender Singh

Raag Basant - Rashid Khan

Gurmeet Singh Shaant sings a beautiful Guldasta and Partaal in Raag Basant, Hindol, and Bahar. The following is a recording of the same from earlier this year from Thailand:


Shudha Basant (Also called Bhinna Shadaj)
Re Man Aiso Kar Sanyasa
Saahuraree Wath Sabh Kichh Sanjhee - Bhai Avtar Singh
Tis agai hai jodhri - Bhai Gurmit Singh Shaant
Dheero dekh tumhare ranga
Is Ghar Main - Bhai Sarabjit Singh
Aagaman Pehal Basante - Bhai Sarabjit Singh
Holi Keeni Sant Sev - Bhai Nirmal Singh
Raam Raam Bol - Bhai Avtar Singh
Raja Ram Mauliya Anik Bhaye -
Nanak Tina Basant Hai - Bhai Balbir Singh
Is man ko basant ki laggai na soe - Bhai Sawinder Singh


Basant (Purvi)
Dekh Phool Phool Phoole - Bhai Devender Singh
To Kahe Garbe Bavalee - Bhai Sarabjeet Singh
Pehel Basante Aagman - Bhai Sarabjeet Singh
Sabade Sadaa Basant Hai - Bhai Lakhwinder Singh
Mohan ghar aavoh karo jodadiya
Eh Jag Dhuye Ka Pahaar - Bhai Devender Singh
Hoe Iktara Milau Mere Bhai - Bhai Avtar Singh
Anand Sahib
Rut Aile Saras Basant Mahe
Dekh Phool Phool Phooolai
Basant Hamre Ram Rang
Kat jaiye re ghar lago rang
Basant Chadiya Phooli Ban Raye
Dekh Phool Phoolai - Bhai Baljit Singh
Dekh Phool Phoolai - Dr. Gurnam Singh
Kat jaiye re ghar lago rang - Bhai Samund Singh
Mouli dharti mouliya akash - Bhai Samund Singh
Holi Kini Sant Sev - Bhai Gurpreet Singh
Basant Ki Vaar - Bhai Gurpreet Singh
Is Man Ko Basant Ki - Bhai Balbir Singh
Mauli Dharti Mauliya Akash - Bhai Balbir Singh (Partaal)
Kat Jaiye Re Ghar Lago Rang - Bhai Inderjeet Singh
Basant Chadiya Phoolee Banraye - Bhai Devender/Mohinder Partap Singh
Is Man Ko Basant Ki - Bhai Randhir Singh
Basant Chadiya Phoolee Banraye - Bhai Randhir Singh
Aaj Hamarey Greh Basant - Bhai Randhir Singh
Greh Taan Ke Basant Banee - Bhai Randhir Singh
Nanak Tina Greh Basant - Bhai Nirmal Singh
Pehel Basant Aagaman - Bhai Nirmal Singh
Shabade Sada Basant Hai - Bhai Lakhwinder Singh
Tera dasan dasaa kaho rae - Bhai Sawinder Singh
Tin basant jo har gun gaye - Bhai Sawinder Singh

Budha Basant
Holi Kini Sant Sev
Kat Jaiye Re Ghar Lago Rang

Basant (Marwa Ang)
Man kahan bisaryo ram nam

Basant (Hindol)
rwm nwmu rqn koTVI gV mMdir eyk lukwnIsbid rqI sohwgxI - Bhai Devender Singh
Bhuj bal deejai - Bhai Samund Singh
Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru Wahejiyo - Bhai Samund
Maha Maham Mumarkhi
Lobh Lahar At Nijar Baje
Teriyan Bhagtan Ko Baliharaan
Tu kahe garbe bawali - Bhai Sawinder Singh
Pita parbrahm prabh dhani - Bhai Gupal Singh

Swami pandita tum deho mati - Bhai Amritpal Singh
Basant (Bahar/Basant Bahaar)
Asi Bhavra Baas Lay
Moli Dharti Mohlia Akas
Aaj hamare mangal char
Tu kae garbay bavalee

Basant (Mukhari)
Ab Hum Chalee Thakur Pai Haar
Ik Bhori Na Vichod
Greh Taakey Basant Banee - Bhai Avtar Singh

Other renditions

Rashid Khan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK5M_WNMrJA

Pandit Jasraj:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXVutLLzeZU

Sanjeev Abhyankar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlcA-zzpu1A

Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTbv35_eiUU

A playful Pt. Yashpal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMT_NZ4SVSE

Original posting: Jan 2008
Updated: Feb 2009

Updated in 2011
Is Man Ko Basant Ki - Bhai Devender Singh
Eh Jag Dhuye Ka Pahaar - Bhai Devender Singh
Saahuraree Wath Sabh Kichh Sanjhee - Bhai Avtar Singh
Greh Taakey Basant Banee - Bhai Avtar Singh
Hoe Iktara Milau Mere Bhai - Bhai Avtar Singh
Raam Raam Bol - Bhai Avtar Singh
Guru Nanak Jag Mahe - Bhai Shamsher Singh Zakhmi

7 comments

  1. AnonymousMarch 12, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    Tu Kahe Garbe from Bhai Sarabjit Singh:
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-903529149515828668

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  2. AnonymousMarch 19, 2009 at 2:52 PM

    Thanks ...
    There is an interesting article in Punjabi on Basant by Principal Inderjeet Singh Vasu:
    http://www.gurbanifm.com/basant_raag.php

    Maha Maah Mumarakhi [Bhai Bakhshish Singh

    Mouli Dharti Mouleya Akaash [Bhai Nirmal Singh Hazoori Raagi Sri Darbar Sahib]

    Pehal Basant Aagman [Bhai Nirmal Singh Hazoori Raagi Sri Darbar Sahib]

    Shabade Sada Basant Hai [Bhai Nirmal Singh Hazoori Raagi Sri Darbar Sahib]

    Basant Hamare Ram Rang [Bhai Gurmej Singh Ex Hazoori Raagi Sri Darbar Sahib]

    Dekh Phool Phool Phoole [Bhai Gurmej Singh Ex Hazoori Raagi Sri Darbar Sahib]

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  3. AnonymousOctober 7, 2009 at 7:16 AM

    great blog... I search urgently for biographical datas about "Bhai Lakhwinder Singh", but yet I haven't found anything on the web ? - As I see you list many of his vocals, can you give me some tips / orientation pls ? - Thank's for your support

    Warm regards from Europe/North Germany, Hamburg
    ElJay Arem

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  4. Shivpreet SinghNovember 9, 2009 at 5:02 AM

    ElJay Arem -- Unfortunately I dont have any info yet on Bhai Lakhwinder Singh. Will post when I get it any.

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  5. DJSFebruary 13, 2010 at 7:53 AM

    i am looking for mauli dharti by bhai bakshish singh raagi. can some one give the link.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 5:23 AM

    Nice Basant compilation !!!

    I noticed that most of your shabads are sourced from www.gurmatsangeetproject.com, but for some reason you did not include the site in your list of links !!!

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2016 at 8:47 AM

    raja ram moh lyo khere ang te ha

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