BAUL SONGS OF KUSHTIA

BAUL SONGS OF KUSHTIA
  • country:Bangladesh
  • style(s):Traditional
  • label:not signed
  • type:Band
  • gender:male
  • instrumentation:instrumental, vocal
  • artist posted by:Turquoise Production

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The Bauls are mystic minstrels living in rural Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. Their music and way of life have influenced a large swath of Bengali culture, most powerfully the compositions of Rabindranath Tagore. Baul poetry, music, song and dance are devoted to finding man’s relationship with God, and to achieving spiritual liberation. Baul music represents a particular type of folk song, carrying influences of Hindu bhakti movements as well as the shuphi, a form of Sufi song. Songs are also used for instruction by the guru to teach his disciple in Baul philosophy, being transmitted orally from singer to singer. These songs are Masterpièces of the Oral and Intangible Inheritage of the Humanity since 2005 thanks to the UNESCO.