SHAHZĀDĀ, son of Bhāī Mardānā, Gurū Nānak’s favourite minstrel and companion. Like his father, Shahzādā was a devotee of the Gurū and an accomplished musician. After the death of Mardānā, he remained in attendance upon Gurū Nānak at Kartārpur and continued to perform kīrtan or hymn-singing to the accompaniment of rabāb or rebeck.

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