The body is an excellent tree: Parvathy Baul sings the ancient Bengali mystic Buddhist songs of the Charyapada

Parvathy Baul aims to reclaim Baul music's historical roots in the Buddhist Sahajiya tradition through performances of ...
Simon Fraser University

Golam Rabbani

Bauls, the itinerant minstrels from Bangladesh and West Bengal, India, are heterogeneous communities who believe in a diverse and hybrid spiritual philosophy expressed through their songs and music in ...
bdnews24

UNESCO proclaims Baul Songs as 'Masterpiece of the Oral Heritage of Humanity'

Dhaka Jan 22 (BDNEWS)- The Baul genre of Songs of Bangladesh have been proclaimed as 'Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity' by UNESCO. In a recent letter written to the ...
The Daily Star

Folk Songs of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is known as a land of music. The folk music of Bangladesh, in particular, is deeply connected with the psyche of the country and resonates through the villages of Bengal. “At the back of ...