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Baul or Bauls (Bengali: বাউল) are a group of mystic minstrels from Bengal, which includes the country of Bangladesh and the Indian State of West Bengal. [1] [2] Lalon is regarded as the most important poet-practitioner of the Baul tradition. [3] [4] [5] Baul music had a great influence on Rabindranath Tagore's poetry and on his music ...
He has been a spiritual preceptor for many Bauls and his songs are very popular among Baul performers. [30] Gosto Gopal Das is the Uncrowned Emperor of Baul Song of Undivided Bengal(East & West) is Gosto Gopal Das until date was born on 8 January 1948 in Hoogly District in West Bengal, India. [31]
Baul is the most commonly known category of Bangladeshi folk songs. It is mostly performed by hermits who are followers of Sufism in Bangladesh. Present day Sufis earn mainly from performing their music. Baul songs incorporate simple words expressing songs with deeper meanings involving creation, society, lifestyle and human emotions.
Baul Shah Abdul Karim' (Bengali: শাহ আবদুল করিম; 15 February 1916 – 12 September 2009) [1] [2] [3] was a Bangladeshi Baul musician and philosopher. . Widely regarded as one of the greatest Baul musicians, he was called 'Baul Samrat (The Baul King
Bhatiali or bhatiyali (Bengali: ভাটিয়ালি) is a form of folk music, sung in both Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. Bhatiali is a river song mostly sung by boatmen while going down streams of the river. The word bhatiyali comes from bhata meaning "ebb" or downstream. [1] It is mostly sung in several parts of greater riparian ...
Nagar Baul (English: Urban Baul) [1] is a Bangladeshi rock band that was founded in Chittagong in 1977 by Kumar Bishwajit. [2] [3] [4] The band is considered to be one of the pioneers of rock and blues music in the country. [5] [6] [7] The frontman of the band, James, is referred to as the "Guru of Rock" as a mark of respect. [8]
Basudeb Das Baul is a Bengali baul singer and musician from Bolpur in Birbhum district, West Bengal, India; [1] who also plays khamak, ektara, and dotara as an accompaniment. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He is known for pioneering traditional Baul music on the international music scene.
Faruq Mahfuz Anam James (born 2 October 1964), known mononymously as James, is a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, guitarist and composer, also known as a playback singer.He is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the rock band Nagar Baul (previously Feelings).