The Baul genre of Songs of Bangladesh have been proclaimed as 'Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity' by UNESCO.

Khoda Buksh Shah Jr is remembered as a Baul poet, singer, writer, philosopher and composer of extraordinarily high standard and great acumen, leaving behind an archive of over 800 songs penned and ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Bauls are mystic minstrels living in rural Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. The Baul movement, at its peak in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, has now regained popularity among the ...

From the soulful Baul music of the wandering minstrels to the lively beats of the Bhatiali boat songs, Bangla folk music is a treasure trove of culture and history.

Veteran Baul singer, Aruj Ali is a Lalon devotee and an enlisted artiste of several TV channels of the country. He renders Baul songs at Bangla Academy and Shilpakala academy at regular intervals.

Parvathy Baul. The philosophical depth of Baul songs combined with Parvathy’s infectious energy created an electric atmosphere at an event organised by Emami Art in Kolkata on September 25.

An organisation in Bradford has secured funds for a project to revive the writing of Baul music in the district.