Bangla Baul Pala Gaan by Shah Alam Sarkar
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Bangla Baul Pala Gaan by Shah Alam Sarkar
The Baul (Bengali) are a group of mystic minstrels from Bengal
which includes Indian State of West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh.
Bauls constitute both a syncretic religious sect and a musical tradition.
Bauls are a very heterogeneous group, with many sects, but their membership
mainly consists of Vaishnava Hindus and Sufi Muslims.[1][2] They can often
be identified by their distinctive clothes and musical instruments.
Not much is known of their origin. Lalon Fokir is regarded as the
most important poet-practitioner of the Baul tradition.Baul music had a
great influence on Rabindranath Tagore's poetry and on his music.
Though Bauls comprise only a small fraction of the Bengali population,
their influence on the culture of Bengal is considerable. In 2005, the
Baul tradition was included in the list of "Masterpieces of the Oral and
Intangible Heritage of Humanity"
The Baul (Bengali) are a group of mystic minstrels from Bengal
which includes Indian State of West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh.
Bauls constitute both a syncretic religious sect and a musical tradition.
Bauls are a very heterogeneous group, with many sects, but their membership
mainly consists of Vaishnava Hindus and Sufi Muslims.[1][2] They can often
be identified by their distinctive clothes and musical instruments.
Not much is known of their origin. Lalon Fokir is regarded as the
most important poet-practitioner of the Baul tradition.Baul music had a
great influence on Rabindranath Tagore's poetry and on his music.
Though Bauls comprise only a small fraction of the Bengali population,
their influence on the culture of Bengal is considerable. In 2005, the
Baul tradition was included in the list of "Masterpieces of the Oral and
Intangible Heritage of Humanity"