List of Baul artists explained

Ich:Baul songs
State Party:Bangladesh
Domains:Social practices, rituals and festive events
Id:00107
Region:APA
Year:2008
Session:3rd
List:Representative
Link:http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/en/RL/baul-songs-00107

Baul or Bauls (bn|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 (Rabindra Sangeet).[6]

List

Famous Baul singers both from Bangladesh and West Bengal include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baul (Indian music) . 18 June 2015 . Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
  2. News: Bauled over. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104114314/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-06/news-and-interviews/28126586_1_sound-barrier-dur-dalai-lama. dead. 4 November 2012. The Times of India. 6 Feb 2010.
  3. Book: World and its People: Eastern and Southern Asia. 2007. Marshal Cavendish Corporation. New York. 978-0-7614-7631-3. 480.
  4. Book: Paul, Harendra Chandra . Origin of the Bauls and their Philosophy . 1987 . Khan . Shamsuzzaman . Shamsuzzaman Khan . Folklore of Bangladesh . 1 . Dhaka . Bangla Academy . 257 . Faquir Lalan-Shah (1775–1891 A.D.), its greatest exponent..
  5. Book: Chowdhury, Kabir. Folk Poems From Bangladesh. 1985. Bangla Academy. Dhaka. ii.
  6. Book: Hoiberg . Dale . Ramchandani . Indu . 2000 . Students' Britannica India . Popular Prakashan . 0-85229-760-2 . 172.

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