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Medium | Music and poetry |
Originating culture | Bengal |
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Country | Bangladesh |
Reference | 00107 |
Region | Asia and the Pacific |
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Inscription | 2008 (3rd session) |
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Baul or Bauls (Bengali: বাউল) are a group of mystic minstrels from Bengal, which includes the country of Bangladesh and the Indian State of West Bengal. Lalon is regarded as the most important poet-practitioner of the Baul tradition. Baul music had a great influence on Rabindranath Tagore's poetry and on his music (Rabindra Sangeet).
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Famous Baul singers both from Bangladesh and West Bengal include:
- Abdur Rahman Boyati
- Bapi Das Baul
- Basudeb Das Baul
- Bidit Lal Das
- Debu Bhattacharya
- Kangalini Sufia
- Paban Das Baul
- Parvathy Baul
- Saidur Rahman Boyati
- Shah Abdul Karim
- Shyam Sundar Baishnab
- Shushama Das
References
- "Baul (Indian music)". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 18 June 2015.
- "Bauled over". The Times of India. 6 Feb 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.
- World and its People: Eastern and Southern Asia. New York: Marshal Cavendish Corporation. 2007. p. 480. ISBN 978-0-7614-7631-3.
- Paul, Harendra Chandra (1987). "Origin of the Bauls and their Philosophy". In Khan, Shamsuzzaman (ed.). Folklore of Bangladesh. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangla Academy. p. 257.
Faquir Lalan-Shah (1775–1891 A.D.), its greatest exponent.
- Chowdhury, Kabir (1985). Folk Poems From Bangladesh. Dhaka: Bangla Academy. pp. ii.
- Hoiberg, Dale; Ramchandani, Indu (2000). Students' Britannica India. Popular Prakashan. p. 172. ISBN 0-85229-760-2.