Educator
Jasvir Kaur has been training and traveling the world for almost 2 decades in order to spread knowledge about the healing power of sacred music. Being the leading contemporary rabab player (an ancient North Indian stringed instrument that was created to resonante with human emotion and used specifiaclly for this healing music), Jasvir Kaur travels extensively in order to share the power of this music to educate and train individuals in this sacred art. She has been coordinating and educating with the Raj Academy Conservatoire since 2006 and teaching under the guidance of Yogi of Sound Professor Surinder Singh. As a musicologist, she believes that it is important to equip students with the necessary tools so that they are able to utilize them on a day to day basis, especially in a world today where mental health problems are greatly on the rise.
Researcher
In the world of academia, Jasvir Kaur Rababan builds educational curriculum founded on her research of strong academic resources that restore and preserve the rich sikh musical history. Jasvir Kaur has not just taken all of her education at face value, but rather has spent extensive times studying the background, history and legitimacy of the lost sikh musical tradition. She has conducted deep research in order to create documentaries and academic curriculums for students and wider audiences to spread this rich history. Her research is what has led her to her path, and she continues to research in order to recover many hidden gems of history. She has utilized her work in academia in order to spread awareness of Sikh Music through seminars, conferences, presentations, and a documentary which she recently produced, Sikh Musical Heritage: The Untold Story. Jasvir Kaur now actively travels the world in order to share her work and knowledge, as she strongly believes that change is not difficult when love is the medium (by caring for each other, we care for ourselves and that is how we build community).
Musician
Jasvir Kaur is the leading female rabab player in the world. She is constantly on the move in order to share her expertise, educate, research and perform. Following in the footsteps of Guru Nanak, Jasvir Kaur is never seen without her Rabab. Whether she is traveling, or at home, her rabab is always by her side. She has performed on many world stages, local events, and even organized such stages for other musicians. Music for Jasvir is not just a performance, much rather it is her spiritual plug through which she connects with herself and her audience through these sacred sounds. Through these sacred vibrations, Jasvir is not only a musician but a sound therapist, who understands the depths of mental health in order to counsel and heal individuals who struggle with mental illness. She believes the sacred music given to us by the sikh gurus has the power to heal and conquer the mind. For Jasvir, music is her fuel, music is her power.
SPEAKER
As a performer and an academic, Jasvir Kaur Rababan travels globally to share her knowledge about the power of sikh music, while growing herself by interacting with diverse communities. She has been invited to speak at events, conferences, universities, and fundraisers around the world. Jasvir is extremely versatile and flexible in her approach, and has adopted her style to her different audiences, ranging from academic settings all the way to motivational speaking for self-empowerment. Her aim is to spread her story and share the music of Guru Nanak with the world, sharing with her audiences the everlasting colonial effects on the Sikh psyche. Jasvir believes that this gift of spiritual music and healing through spiritual music given by Guru Nanak is just not for sikhs, rather it is to be shared with the world. It is through this sharing that we can build community and have such conversations about taboo topics like mental health to end stigma.
Spiritual Counselor
Jasvir Kaur Rababan is a strong believer in that no one should quietly suffer on their own. In order to tackle this, she teaches the science laid out by the Gurus, Naad Yoga or Gurmat Sangeet, allowing for different approaches to help heal many that are suffering in regards to their mental health. This is one of the main reasons that Jasvir Kaur travels so extensively to attend many seminars and speaking arrangements, in order to share the power of sikh spirtual music. Jasvir Kaur wishes to conquer any mental health ailments anyone may be facing. She work with her clients to share methods in which they can improve their psyche and achieve an elevated mental state as well as cope with their stress and anxiety. Having spent many years traveling on the path of Guru Nanak, she is stringent on sharing concepts which were taken away by colonialism. Jasvir Kaur is adamant on restoring the mental psyche of the Sikh and Panjabi people to where it spiritually once was prior to the annexation of Punjab! She helps guide meditations, spiritual talks, and coaches Naad Yoga workshops and events. Believing in the idea of “whatever is not shared is lost,” Jasvir Kaur Rababan is working towards sharing this knowledge obtained after years of work and practice in her field.
Film Maker
Combining her background in education and music, Jasvir Kaur Rababan recently produced the film Sikh Musical Heritage: The Untold Story. This film was made to build awareness of the history of sikh music and support the renaissance and resurgence of this sacred art. Currently being showcased internationally at multiple film festivals, this award-winning documentary has featured at several international film festivals leaving a profound impact on the audience. Jasvir Kaur takes great pride in this work and is looking to merge her backgrounds again to tell more stories through the format of film.
Model
Jasvir Kaur Rababan gives diversity and inclusion a face. She has broadened her spectrum of work to visual creation by engaging in art that supports activism and positive change. Bringing more diversity to our fashion and art spaces is imperative and needed for the current times; this has driven Jasvir to participate in this change to build spaces that are more inviting. Leading the way to show all young people that anything is possible, Jasvir believes we must always be dreamers to experience the heights of our imagination and visions.
Activist
Jasvir Kaur Rababan founded Kaur Voices because she strongly believes in everyone having a voice and a space to use it. Founded on a firm belief in equality, Kaur Voices actively creates spaces for those that have been pushed out of the conversation—those whose voices have been lost due to societal beliefs and practices. Through her writing and speaking, Jasvir Kaur addresses sexual abuse and other issues that are seen as taboo and pushed under the rug or out of our day-to-day conversation. Music is her tool to create a strong psyche for her activist work in the world. Once one is equipped and strong, then the next step, according to Guru Nanak’s path, is to fight injustice. Being a Sikh of Guru Nanak, Jasvir Kaur is tackling all issues and stigmas currently present, not just within punjabi and Sikh circles, but across humanity, as Jasvir Kaur believes we are all part of large community. By equipping others with the tools to raise their spiritual consciousness, she feels one by one, we can all create a positive impact and fight all of the injustices currently present. Jasvir Kaur founded Kaur Voices in order to start this work at home and tackle many of the smaller day-to-day issues that individuals face. Kaur Voices gives a voice to the voiceless, fights for equality, and creates safe spaces for all, allowing individuals to grow from their experiences and seek help in curated safe spaces free of judgment.