In a time of increasing religious polarisation worldwide, Bauls represent an alternative imagination. And they have shaped ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Dhaka, Nov 24 (IANS) Several singers and artists in Bangladesh staged a protest in Dhaka on Monday, condemning the arrest of renowned Baul singer Abul Sarkar and the subsequent attack ...

Several prominent members of Bangladesh’s civil society on Monday condemned the arrest of a ‘baul’ singer on charges of “hurting” public sentiment, as well as the subsequent attacks by Islamists on ...

A new political turmoil gripped Bangladesh after a prominent 'baul' singer was arrested over charges of blasphemy and making ...

The Baul legend's departure has created a permanent vacuum in folk music. 'Gari cholena, cholena, cholena re …. gari cholena' the mortal engines of the physical vehicle belonging to the great ...

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 ...

Bangladesh Rock Music (popularly called band music) was never lagging behind in its appreciation and performance of Baul music. Post 1971, among the five legends of Bangla rock such as Azam Khan, ...

A follower of Fakir Lalon Shah has reportedly been beaten up by a local Jamaat-e-Islami leader and his supporters in Kalia upazila of Narail. The attack on Baul singer Harej Fakir, 84, took place ...

"Sohojiya Sadhana" or the simplistic pursuit springs forth from the heart. This took up speed in the middle ages. The Indian subcontinent was the venue for mega convergence of it. The sadhaks of the ...