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The singer, Paban Das, and his wife, Mimlu Sen, often serenade their neighborhood not far from Kolkata with songs like this from their centuries-old musical tradition, known as "Baul."
India's Wandering Minstrels Blend Spirituality, Irreverence 2011
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The singer, Paban Das, and his wife, Mimlu Sen, often serenade their neighborhood not far from Kolkata with songs like this from their centuries-old musical tradition, known as "Baul."
India's Wandering Minstrels Blend Spirituality, Irreverence 2011
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It is conjectured that around 6th century AD, Mahaprabhu Chaitanya, culled this esoteric coterie of Bauls as a formal community though the word 'Baul' appeared in Bengali texts around 15th century.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2008
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He says a Baul is possibly one of the happiest men on this earth.
India's Wandering Minstrels Blend Spirituality, Irreverence 2011
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He says he fell in love with Baul songs because of their beautiful lyrics.
India's Wandering Minstrels Blend Spirituality, Irreverence 2011
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They say Baul music, and its message of intense self-knowledge as a path to enlightenment, are attracting a new generation of international followers.
India's Wandering Minstrels Blend Spirituality, Irreverence 2011
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He says it was later that the spiritual depth of Baul songs impressed him.
India's Wandering Minstrels Blend Spirituality, Irreverence 2011
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This singer says ordinary people think a Baul is nothing more than a beggar who just wants to earn money by entertaining people and that is completely wrong.
India's Wandering Minstrels Blend Spirituality, Irreverence 2011
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He says it was later that the spiritual depth of Baul songs impressed him.
India's Wandering Minstrels Blend Spirituality, Irreverence 2011
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The music of the Baul tradition is haunted by themes of a constant search for balance between both the pleasures and the dangers of indulging the body.
India's Wandering Minstrels Blend Spirituality, Irreverence 2011
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