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{{Short description|Indian musical artist}} | |||
{{Infobox musical artist | {{Infobox musical artist | ||
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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Born in Mohammedpur, a small village in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal, where his early musical influences were his father, and wandering baul singers. | Born in Mohammedpur, a small [[village]] in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal, where his early musical influences were his father, and wandering baul singers. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
[[File:Paban Das Baul01.jpg|right|thumb|Mimlu Sen and Paban Das Baul, Baul musicians, at International Asian Movies festival in [[Vesoul]], France]] | [[File:Paban Das Baul01.jpg|right|thumb|Mimlu Sen and Paban Das Baul, Baul musicians, at International Asian Movies festival in [[Vesoul]], France]] | ||
In 1988, Das Baul started collaborating with Sam Mills, a London-born guitarist who had performed with experimental, avant garde group [[23 Skidoo (band)|23 Skidoo]] between 1979 and 1982. Their collaboration resulted in the acclaimed album ''Real Sugar'' (1997), a [[Peter Gabriel]]'s [[Real World Records]] release,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realworldusa.com/albumpages/paban/default.html |title=Paban Das Baul & Sam Mills |website=Real World Music, US |access-date=2010-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010305135028/http://www.realworldusa.com/albumpages/paban/default.html |archive-date=2001-03-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> it marked one of the first fusions of [[Bengali music]] and Western pop music.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Broughton |first1=Simon |first2=Mark |last2=Ellingham |first3=Richard |last3=Trillo |title=World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific (Volume 2 of World Music) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QzX8THIgRjUC | In 1988, Das Baul started collaborating with Sam Mills, a London-born guitarist who had performed with experimental, avant garde group [[23 Skidoo (band)|23 Skidoo]] between 1979 and 1982. Their collaboration resulted in the acclaimed album ''Real Sugar'' (1997), a [[Peter Gabriel]]'s [[Real World Records]] release,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realworldusa.com/albumpages/paban/default.html |title=Paban Das Baul & Sam Mills |website=Real World Music, US |access-date=2010-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010305135028/http://www.realworldusa.com/albumpages/paban/default.html |archive-date=2001-03-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> it marked one of the first fusions of [[Bengali music]] and Western pop music.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Broughton |first1=Simon |first2=Mark |last2=Ellingham |first3=Richard |last3=Trillo |title=World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific (Volume 2 of World Music) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QzX8THIgRjUC&dq=Paban+Das+Baul&pg=PA116 |year=2000 |publisher=[[Rough Guides]] |isbn=1-85828-636-0|page=111}}</ref> The album features [[Psychedelic music|psychedelic]] elements to it and has been compared to the work of artists such as [[George Harrison]], [[Ananda Shankar]] and [[The Bombay Royale]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiser |first=Danny |date=2022 |title=INDIA/UK: Real Sugar - Paban Das Baul & Sam Mills |url=https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/india-uk-real-sugar-paban-das-baul-sam-mills |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=200worldalbums.com |language=en}}</ref> He has also collaborated with the London-based [[State of Bengal]] and [[Susheela Raman]]. In 2005, the Baul tradition was included in the list of "[[Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity]]" by [[UNESCO]].<ref name=unesco>{{cite web |url=http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=30973&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html |title=Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity |website=[[UNESCO]] |date=September 25, 2005}}</ref> | ||
He also performed at the [[Jaipur Literature Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/ |title=Jaipur Literature Festival |website=[[Jaipur Literature Festival]]}}</ref> and the "[[Nine Lives: in Search of the Sacred in Modern India|Nine Lives]]" Concert, 2009 in London, of [[William Dalrymple (historian)|William Dalrymple]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091101/jsp/graphiti/story_11679042.jsp|title=Spiritual journey: William Dalrymple makes a comeback to travel writing with his new book |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |location=Calcutta |date=November 1, 2009}}</ref> | He also performed at the [[Jaipur Literature Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/ |title=Jaipur Literature Festival |website=[[Jaipur Literature Festival]]}}</ref> and the "[[Nine Lives: in Search of the Sacred in Modern India|Nine Lives]]" Concert, 2009 in London, of [[William Dalrymple (historian)|William Dalrymple]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091101/jsp/graphiti/story_11679042.jsp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120917140505/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091101/jsp/graphiti/story_11679042.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2012|title=Spiritual journey: William Dalrymple makes a comeback to travel writing with his new book |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |location=Calcutta |date=November 1, 2009}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
* {{cite book |last=Sen |first=Mimlu |title=Baulsphere |year=2009 |publisher=Random House |isbn=81-8400-055- | * {{cite book |last=Sen |first=Mimlu |title=Baulsphere |year=2009 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-81-8400-055-9}} | ||
* {{cite book |last=Sen |first=Mimlu |title=The Honey Gatherers: Travels with The Bauls: The Wandering Minstrels of Rural India |year=2010 |publisher=Random House |isbn=1-84604-189- | * {{cite book |last=Sen |first=Mimlu |title=The Honey Gatherers: Travels with The Bauls: The Wandering Minstrels of Rural India |year=2010 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-1-84604-189-1 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/honeygathererstr0000senm }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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.jpg) Paban Das Baul at Festival international des cinémas d'Asie de Vesoul 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paban Das |
| Born | 1961 (age 64–65) Mohammedpur, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India[1] |
| Genres | Baul music, folk-fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
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Paban Das Baul (born 1961) is a noted Baul singer and musician from India, who also plays a dubki, a small tambourine and sometimes an ektara as an accompaniment. He is known for pioneering traditional Baul music on the international music scene and for establishing a genre of folk-fusion music.[3]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Born in Mohammedpur, a small village in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal, where his early musical influences were his father, and wandering baul singers.
Career[edit | edit source]
In 1988, Das Baul started collaborating with Sam Mills, a London-born guitarist who had performed with experimental, avant garde group 23 Skidoo between 1979 and 1982. Their collaboration resulted in the acclaimed album Real Sugar (1997), a Peter Gabriel's Real World Records release,[4] it marked one of the first fusions of Bengali music and Western pop music.[5] The album features psychedelic elements to it and has been compared to the work of artists such as George Harrison, Ananda Shankar and The Bombay Royale.[6] He has also collaborated with the London-based State of Bengal and Susheela Raman. In 2005, the Baul tradition was included in the list of "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.[7]
He also performed at the Jaipur Literature Festival[8] and the "Nine Lives" Concert, 2009 in London, of William Dalrymple.[9]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
He met Mimlu as a concert audience in 1982 in Paris, they later married and lived in Paris for many years. He has taught himself to read, not just Bengali, but Hindi, English and French.
Discography[edit | edit source]
- Solo albums
- Inner Knowledge (1997)
- Music of the Honey Gatherers (2010)
- Collaboration albums
- Real Sugar (1997, with Sam Mills)
- Le Chant Des Bauls - Manuche O Rautan (2002, with various artists)
- Tana Tani (2004, with State of Bengal)
Filmography[edit | edit source]
- Nagmoti (1983) (as performer at song "Doriyay Ailo Tufan")
- Shukno Lanka (2010) (as performer at song "Sundori Komola")
- Hunger & Love: Tobu O Bhalobasha (2017) (as composer)
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Sen, Mimlu (2009). Baulsphere. Random House. ISBN 978-81-8400-055-9.
- Sen, Mimlu (2010). The Honey Gatherers: Travels with The Bauls: The Wandering Minstrels of Rural India. Random House. ISBN 978-1-84604-189-1.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Paban Das Baul Biography". Artistdirect.
- ↑ "Paban Das Baul". Real World Records.
- ↑ "Rendezvous With Paban Das Baul". Daily Star. Vol. 4, no. 28. Bangladesh. January 7, 2005.
- ↑ "Paban Das Baul & Sam Mills". Real World Music, US. Archived from the original on 2001-03-05. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ↑ Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; Trillo, Richard (2000). World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific (Volume 2 of World Music). Rough Guides. p. 111. ISBN 1-85828-636-0.
- ↑ Wiser, Danny (2022). "INDIA/UK: Real Sugar - Paban Das Baul & Sam Mills". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ↑ "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity". UNESCO. September 25, 2005.
- ↑ "Jaipur Literature Festival". Jaipur Literature Festival.
- ↑ "Spiritual journey: William Dalrymple makes a comeback to travel writing with his new book". The Telegraph. Calcutta. November 1, 2009.
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External links[edit | edit source]
- Paban Das Baul at AllMusic
- Paban Das Baul discography at Discogs
- Paban Das Baul on IMDb
- Paban Das Baul at last.fm
- Paban Das Baul on Facebook
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