Snatam Kaur Khalsa /səˈnɑːtəm ˈkɔːr/ (born June 19, 1972 in Trinidad, Colorado), is an American singer, songwriter and author.

[2] After graduating from Tam, Snatam attended Mills College in Oakland, California, receiving a bachelor's degree in biochemistry.

[1] In 2000, Kaur signed with Spirit Voyage Records — the founder of which, Guru Ganesha Singh Khalsa, became her manager and guitarist.

Her professional collaboration has included new age music producer Thomas Barquee and occasionally her mother, Prabhu Nam Kaur Khalsa, also a musician.

Snatam Kaur toured with her longtime musical partner Guru Ganesha Singh Khalsa, a guitarist and vocalist, and various other musicians.

On Kaur's official website she explains, “Shabad is the sacred energy or recitation of sound, and Guru means the living teacher.

Snatam lives in the United States with her husband Sopurkh Singh, whom she married in January 2006, and their daughter, Jap Preet Kaur.