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Paban Das Baul

Mystic singers, wandering monks - the Bauls are a people born of a unique encounter between the Tantric, Sufi and Sahajiya Vaishnava traditions of Bengal.

The word "Baul" means divinely possessed, without limits, simply mad. Through their songs, dances, gestures, through silences, postures and looks, the Bauls tell stories of the earth, of the body, of lovers uniting - subtly revealing the mystery of life and laws of nature.

They are stormy, subversive and powerful, bringing chaos and disorder wherever they go, attracting people towards them, inviting intimacy, breaking the rhythm of daily life. They are intruders on domesticity, they are hope and power, they are dreams, they are innocence, they seduce and divert, they are love.

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    playParaney ParamPaban Das Baul
    playNodi BhoraPaban Das Baul
    playPremer IskuleyPaban Das Baul
    playGour MilenaPaban Das Baul
    playDhire DhirePaban Das Baul
    playGharer KarigarPaban Das Baul
    playSahajey PagolPaban Das Baul
    playKhejur Gachey HariPaban Das Baul
    playMojar KarkhanaPaban Das Baul