Shah Abdul Karim, a towering figure in Bengali Baul music, was born on the banks of the Kalni River in Sunamganj. His melodies, which echoed from rural enclaves to international stages, painted a ...

SVF Music has launched a documentary featuring internationally-acclaimed Baul singer Parvathy Baul, marking her first collaboration with the label. The project seeks to capture the essence of Baul ...

At a young age, she decided to follow her heart and the passion called Baul music. Singing soul elevating songs that speak the universal language of love and compassion was her true calling. Today, ...

From the rural melas to the city pubs, baul tunes find a home everywhere. It’s a testimony to the versatile repertory of themes and traditions, say musicians From the rural melas to the city pubs, ...

Baul music -- the wandering, mystical sound of Bengal’s soil -- has long belonged to akhras, village courtyards and spiritual gatherings. Now, it is travelling somewhere unexpected: into the laptops ...

Parvathy Baul on how destiny pushed her to make this mystical singing tradition a global phenomenon Mukolakkal in Nedumangad (Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) is the unlikeliest place to meet a “baul” ...

HYDERABAD: A musical tradition links Bangladesh to West Bengal and there are songs which cannot be divided into two, unlike land, says artist Tapasi Roy Chowdhury of ‘Baul’ music. Folk music is an ...

Jat gelo jat gelo bole...Asbar kale tumi ki jat sile, ese tumi ki jat nile....Ki jat hobe jabar kale, se kotha vebe bolo na...” go the lyrics of a popular song by the Bengali Baul Lalon Fakir ...

Singer, composer and producer Armeen Musa has released Bengali Folk Vocals (Baul) — a new vocal sample pack now available globally on Splice, one of the world’s leading music production platforms.

Despite her great popularity as a singer and performer, Parvathy Baul is clear about one thing. “I’m not a musician. I’m a Baul, and when I travel, I do so as a Baul pracharak (preacher),” she says.

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, ...

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