Millennials are often accused of being superficial and inconsistent. But this restless nature also makes them a lot more accepting. No wonder, Gen Y often goes back decades searching for inspiration ...

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2024 showcases talented contestants performing with renowned artists. The 21st season of the popular Bengali singing reality show continues its legacy of promoting good music. Judges ...

The journey of Bengali Literature started with music, as the psalms of Charyapada bear the testimony of ancient text of Bengali Literature. This was followed by literary texts and musical genres like ...

In the history of Bengali folk music, Baul, Kirtan, Bhatiali and Bhawaiya songs have been revived and re-used the most. But Bengali folk is a rich labyrinth of melodies and cultures — there are ...

Bangla folk music is a rich and diverse genre that has evolved over centuries in the eastern part of the subcontinent comprising the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, and Bangladesh. From the ...

There was a time when the strains of a Baul gaan (songs) and a Murshidi gaan floated together over Bengal’s paddy fields, when Hindus and Muslims, bound by the same rhythms of harvest and hardship, ...

Baul music is simply not gaan or music, but also a convergence of gyaan or knowledge. This is 18th century “rural info-taintment” if we may that has survived until today. During the times of Fakir ...