The Baul legend's departure has created a permanent vacuum in folk music. 'Gari cholena, cholena, cholena re …. gari cholena' the mortal engines of the physical vehicle belonging to the great ...

Baul music has come of age. It has been over 124 years since the transition of the Sage Fakir Lalon Shah (circa 1774-1890). If the 116 years he is thought to have lived and the 75 years timeframe in ...

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 ...

Red FM, the private radio and entertainment network, has launched the fourth season of “Poila Boithak’ to mark the beginning of the Bengali New Year. The event aims to bring together the best of ...

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 ...

KOLKATA: Musical treasures such as Baul and Bhatiyali are set for a new life, thanks to an initiative taken by the Rajya Sangeet Academy to prepare a chronicle of indigenous music of Bengal. KOLKATA: ...