Baul has brought me more understanding and inner realisation and vairagya (Sanskrit word for detachment), says Parvathy Baul. This music is transmitting the wisdom of the bauls, the yogis who took the ...

In the history of Bengali folk music, Baul, Kirtan, Bhatiali and Bhawaiya songs have been revived and re-used the most. But Bengali folk is a rich labyrinth of melodies and cultures — there are ...

Krishnendu das aka Babukishan comes from an old and very traditional Baul folklore family. His grandfather, Guru Shri Nabani das Baul, was a much celebrated singer and poet that was instrumental in ...

What happens when you blend Bengali folk music with urban hip hop? Track: Baul Artists: Feyago ft. Tarak Das Baul Directors: Mandesh Shetty, Rishabh Soin Asst. Director: Shakunendra Singhal DOP: ...

Baul Kabir Shah is one of the contemporary gems of Bangla folk music. He received his musical tutelage from Baul Shamrat Shah Abdul Karim and started singing at the age of thirteen. The singer has ...

Bangla folk music is a rich and diverse genre that has evolved over centuries in the eastern part of the subcontinent comprising the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, and Bangladesh. From the ...

In May this year, a performance by baul Gour Khepa was organised by Patrick Ghosh on the rooftop of Ballygunge AC Market. “Gour Khyapa has spoken to the skies,” writes Patrick on his blog, ...

AN ORGANISATION in Bradford has secured funds for a project to revive the writing of Baul music in the district. Originating in Bangladesh and the neighbouring Indian state of West Bengal, Baul music ...

He is the Baul Samrat from Birbhum. The emperor of wandering minstrels. Purna Das Baul was in Bombay last week to sing for Durga puja. Celebrating his legendary prowess as a folk singer, which has ...

Anwar Choudhury, former British ambassador to Bangladesh, made the announcement at a press conference on Saturday. The show has been titled ‘Celebrating the Soul of Music.’ Music group Oxford ...

It was their love for music that made Malabika Brahma and Sanjay Khyapa, both from Kolkata, West Bengal, develop a bond with Emre Gultekin who belongs to Turkey. (From left) Emre Gultekin and Malabika ...