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Baul Singers performing during the Durga Puja.
Baul singers performing during the Durga Puja.
Bauls are a group of mystic minstrels from West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh, who often identified by their distinctive clothes and unusual instruments. They a great influence on Rabindranath Tagore's poetry and on his music. In 2005, the Baul tradition was included in the list of "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.
Here the men at the left is playing "Khomok" (aka Gubgubi), a two string cord instrument made of wood and the person at the right is playing "Dotara", a multi-stringed instrument made of the wood of a jackfruit or neem tree.
Must say, had a wonderful time listening to their folk music.
Baul Singers performing during the Durga Puja.
Baul singers performing during the Durga Puja.
Bauls are a group of mystic minstrels from West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh, who often identified by their distinctive clothes and unusual instruments. They a great influence on Rabindranath Tagore's poetry and on his music. In 2005, the Baul tradition was included in the list of "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.
Here the men at the left is playing "Khomok" (aka Gubgubi), a two string cord instrument made of wood and the person at the right is playing "Dotara", a multi-stringed instrument made of the wood of a jackfruit or neem tree.
Must say, had a wonderful time listening to their folk music.