Film, Video Folks of Bengal: Traditional Music & Art
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Title
- Folks of Bengal: Traditional Music & Art
Summary
- Concert of Baul music native to the the Indian state of Bengal. Bauls are known for devotional songs that honor the divine within. There are about 2.500 Bauls in Bengal. Their philosophy rejects divisions of caste, creed and religion, and believes in self-searching. Their sung poetry has inspired everyone from Rabindranath Tagore to Bob Dylan and, in 2008, was inscribed in UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This performance features Girish Khyapa, Rabi Das Baul, Arpan Thakur Chakraborty and Manas Acharya, all of whom sing and play traditional strings and drums. It also features Mamoni Chitrakar, who performs "pater gaan," traditional songs sung while unfurling colorful paintings that depict the stories narrated in the songs.
Names
- Library of Congress
- American Folklife Center, sponsoring body
Created / Published
- Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2018-06-29.
Headings
- - Culture, Performing Arts
Notes
- - Classification: Music and Books on Music.
- - Various.
- - Recorded on 2018-06-29.
- - Kids, Families.
Medium
- 1 online resource
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021692301
Online Format
- video
- image