![]() ![]() It launched a massively successful campaign against elephant poaching in Africa,” said the Swami, a Sanskrit scholar. “The band is in the vanguard (of) even when it comes to wildlife protection. Whether it is the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the 2001 powerful temblor in Gujarat, the cyclone in Bengaluru, the floods in Kerala or a storm in the US, the band members reach there in the nick of time or pass round the hat after a performance and swiftly provide financial succour to the victims. MSSGS is a non-profit, religious-cultural organization devoted to social welfare. As such, he says, the band uses the medium of music to personify the mission of the Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan (MSSGS), an international non-profit Hindu religious organisation promoting spiritual, cultural, and social welfare across the globe. The nimble-fingered artistes who at times march through the streets with a pep in their step are also adept at dreaming up the Indian and American anthems or even the popular ‘Yankee Doodle’, original Bollywood compositions, devotional songs and what have you depending upon the occasion.Īccording to Swami Bhagwatpriyadas, music is a universal language, unifying cultures and people. The 214 no-nonsense, bleeding-heart instrumentalists, armed with spic-and-span bagpipes, snare drums, bass drums, and tenor drums, play pleasing Scottish tunes, patriotic strains and cultural melodies, touching heartstrings of generous donors by showcasing its variety of styles from baroque to contemporary as in the 550-odd performances so far. The Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band, which has its five corps in the United Kingdom (in Bolton and London), Kenya (Nairobi), the United States and India (Ahmedabad), casts a spell with its members’ special military-like, traditional Scottish bagpipe uniform that includes red or blue tartan kilts, colourful feathers, sporran, beret, bonnet, plaid and all. The world’s first international traditional Indian-Scottish bagpipe band performs not just at rare religious and cultural events but also rises to the occasion by rushing to the scenes of natural disasters and raising funds for the needy in a jiffy, besides creating awareness about important local as well as global issues. ![]() The Swamibapa Band members walk through streets with a pep in their step. ![]()
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