Baul Fakiri Song\nDo not look for God anywhere, look for Him in the human body. The Bauls & Fakirs are conveying the message of peace through their music, they reject division of caste, creed, religion etc. The Bauls are minstrels whose song and dance reflect the joy, love and longing for mystical union with the Divine. The Bauls believe that one can free oneself from earthly attachments through their philosophy. Murshid or Guru is the steersman who takes the devotee to God. They propound detachment from earthly bonds or ties.

Bhawaiya, a genre of North Bengal folk music, is performed primarily in the Rajbangshi dialect of Bengali. Bhawaiya folk songs reflect the experiences of rural life - occupations, joys, sorrows and harmony with nature. The songs are about relationship between men and women, spirituality, desire for affection, pain of lost love, destitution, desire for pre-marital meetings, sufferings of early widowhood and spinsterhood.

Bengali Folk Song\nThis section consists of different genres of folk music which includes Baul Fakiri, Bhatiyali, Bhawaiya, Jhumur and Puratani Geet. The Bhawaiya, Bhatiyali, Jhumur and Baul Fakiri songs have been introduced in the previous section. The following is the brief introduction to Puratani songs.\n? Puratani Geet:The thousand years old history of Bengal’s music has no special mention of any particular school of music called Puratani Bangla Gaan; yet the word Puratani Gaan is quite popular among the music lovers of Bengal. Actually the songs that we hear as Puratani Gaan are the ones that were popular during the period of Company Rule or were in vogue in the Darbars or drawing rooms of the kings, landlords or the gentry of Kolkata. Many people call the songs of old Kolkata and those belonging to an earlier period as Puratani Gaan. During the Middle Ages Bengal’s music witnessed an amalgamation of Hindu and Muslim tunes, lyrics, ragas, stylization and presentation. There is no denying the fact that it has enriched the repertoire of Bangla Music.

Baul Fakiri Song\nDo not look for God anywhere, look for Him in the human body. The Bauls & Fakirs are conveying the message of peace through their music, they reject division of caste, creed, religion etc. The Bauls are minstrels whose song and dance reflect the joy, love and longing for mystical union with the Divine. The Bauls believe that one can free oneself from earthly attachments through their philosophy. Murshid or Guru is the steersman who takes the devotee to God. They propound detachment from earthly bonds or ties.

Bangla Qawwali is a wonderful example of the journey of a music genre through different countries. Originating in Greater Persia, Iran, Kherson and Baghdad, the Qawwali tradition gained a new identity in Bengal at the shrines of Muslim saints. In Bengal the Qawwali songs synthesized with the philosophy and music of various traditions, such as Vaisnava Kirtan and Baul songs, to produce a new genre of Qawwali called Bangla Qawwali which retained the Sufi idioms of Silsila (teachings of Sufi masters), Sama (listening to music and chanting to induce mystical trance), and Fana (annihilation of the ego).

Bengali Folk Song\nThis section consists of different genres of folk music which includes Baul Fakiri, Bhatiyali, Bhawaiya, Jhumur and Puratani Geet. The Bhawaiya, Bhatiyali, Jhumur and Baul Fakiri songs have been introduced in the previous section. The following is the brief introduction to Puratani songs.\n? Puratani Geet:The thousand years old history of Bengal’s music has no special mention of any particular school of music called Puratani Bangla Gaan; yet the word Puratani Gaan is quite popular among the music lovers of Bengal. Actually the songs that we hear as Puratani Gaan are the ones that were popular during the period of Company Rule or were in vogue in the Darbars or drawing rooms of the kings, landlords or the gentry of Kolkata. Many people call the songs of old Kolkata and those belonging to an earlier period as Puratani Gaan. During the Middle Ages Bengal’s music witnessed an amalgamation of Hindu and Muslim tunes, lyrics, ragas, stylization and presentation. There is no denying the fact that it has enriched the repertoire of Bangla Music.

Baul Fakiri Song\nDo not look for God anywhere, look for Him in the human body. The Bauls & Fakirs are conveying the message of peace through their music, they reject division of caste, creed, religion etc. The Bauls are minstrels whose song and dance reflect the joy, love and longing for mystical union with the Divine. The Bauls believe that one can free oneself from earthly attachments through their philosophy. Murshid or Guru is the steersman who takes the devotee to God. They propound detachment from earthly bonds or ties.

Baul Fakiri Song\nDo not look for God anywhere, look for Him in the human body. The Bauls & Fakirs are conveying the message of peace through their music, they reject division of caste, creed, religion etc. The Bauls are minstrels whose song and dance reflect the joy, love and longing for mystical union with the Divine. The Bauls believe that one can free oneself from earthly attachments through their philosophy. Murshid or Guru is the steersman who takes the devotee to God. They propound detachment from earthly bonds or ties.

Jhumur Song\nJhumur is the lifestyle music and dance of Purulia and Bankura. This folk music form dates back to being older than the Vaishnav Padabali. Jhumur songs and dances are an integral part of local community Parabs (festivals) and rituals like Badna, Tusu, Karam Puja and special occasions like marriage, harvests etc. Jhumur songs are songs of everyday life and widely accepted among all cross sections of the society.

Baul Fakiri Song\nDo not look for God anywhere, look for Him in the human body. The Bauls & Fakirs are conveying the message of peace through their music, they reject division of caste, creed, religion etc. The Bauls are minstrels whose song and dance reflect the joy, love and longing for mystical union with the Divine. The Bauls believe that one can free oneself from earthly attachments through their philosophy. Murshid or Guru is the steersman who takes the devotee to God. They propound detachment from earthly bonds or ties.

Bhatiyali music is inspired by the confluence of nature and life. It is the music of mystic rivers and the lives of boatmen. The boatmen also hum songs of leisure and peace, performed while comfortably rowing downstream. The songs gained popularity in the Mymensingh and Sylhet districts of Bengal (now in Bangladesh), as well as in the Sunderban area. These songs are performed solo and in chorus.

Jhumur Song\nJhumur is the lifestyle music and dance of Purulia and Bankura. This folk music form dates back to being older than the Vaishnav Padabali. Jhumur songs and dances are an integral part of local community Parabs (festivals) and rituals like Badna, Tusu, Karam Puja and special occasions like marriage, harvests etc. Jhumur songs are songs of everyday life and widely accepted among all cross sections of the society.