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SAHAJ MANUSH PRESENTED BY BRAHMAKHYAPA - A video report from the Event

By Subhomoy Mukherjee, WBRi Kolkata Correspondent

BRAHMAKHYAPA, the popular baul band organized a gala evening packed with baul songs on May 22, 2010 at Gyan Manch from 6 PM to 9 PM where eminent baul singers performed along with a guest performance by eminent city band CHANDRABINDOO.  Artist SHUVAPRASANNA felicitated great baul exponent SUBOL DAS BAUL for his contribution to the Baul music and philosophy for 50 long years. The evening turned out to be a complete extravaganza of baul tradition and deliberation. Apart from baul followers, enthusiasts and music lovers, artists from all spheres were present to grace the occasion.

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Naresh Thakur is a renowned and well known Baul living in Bangladesh. He has been singing for over twenty years. He has a son and a daughter, and travels across the length and breadth of Bangladesh in true Baul fashion. He has performed internationally on invitation, including in London and the USA. This time (Jan 10, 2010) he was visiting India - the famous Shaktigar Baul Fakir Utsav Festival. Naresh Thakur's primary influence is Baul Shah Abdul Karim (শাহ আবদুল করিম, 1916 - 2009) - one of the most famous legends of Bangladeshi folk music.

Naresh Thakur Baul sings a Dehatatwa song. He also sings a song by Shah Abdul Karim Baul.

A pretty village in the district of Faridpur in the undivided Bengal (Now in Bangladesh), NILRATAN KANJILAL was born there on 1st March 1944. He is the eldest son of Late Satish Chandra and Kaushalya who both were in born folk singer. They both used to sing village songs in almost all of their daily sphere of working life. Thus Sri Kanjilal got an inherited sense of music. His grand mother could present mythological stories in an impressive manner through instantly creation lyrics. The grand mother thus made an influence directly to her grand son since childhood towards music.

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2.     Torsa Nadi Utal-Patal    Geeta Chowdhury
3.     Matir Pinjiray Hasan    Amar Paul
4.     Manus Hoiya Janma Nilam    Purna Das Baul
5.     O Amar Daradi Age Janle    Nirmalendu Chowdhury
6.     Jago He Ei Nagarbaasi    Amar Paul
7.     Bandhu Tin Din Tor Barite Gelam    Anwar Alauddin Ali, Runa Laila
8.     Boudidi Go    Swapna Chakraborty
9.     Sohag Chand Badani Dhani    Nirmalendu Chowdhury
10.     Kotha Achhe Re Sei - Dindaradi Sain, Prahlad Brahmachari
11.     Loke Bale Bale Re    Nirmalendu Chowdhury
12.     Runur Jhunur Pay    Nirmalendu Chowdhury
13.     Hari Balo Re Madhumakha    Purna Das Baul
14.     Je Jan Premer Bhab Janema    Runa Laila
15.     Rai Jago Rai Jago Bole    Amar Paul
16.     Sagar Juler Naiya Re    Nirmalendu Chowdhury
17.     Milan Habe Kato Dine    Manju Das
18.     Prabhat Samaye Sachir Angina Majhe    Amar Paul
19.     Mon Chalo Ruper Nagare  - Nabanidas Kshepa Baul,  Purna Das Baul
20.     Prem Jano Na Premer Hate    Arundhati Holme Chowdhury
21.     O Amar Dayal Re O Amar Bandhab Re    Gosthogopal Das
22.     Hari Din To Gelo Sandhya Holo    Arati Mukherjee
23.     Sadher Lau Banaila More Bairagi    Runa Laila
24.     Guru Amar Upay Bolo Na    Prahlad Brahmachari
25.     Majhi Baiya Jao Re    Amar Paul

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Bhalo Koira Bajan Go Dotara
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Prem Jane Na Rosik Kala
Katha Koy Re Dekha Dei
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Musalman Bale Go Allah
Padma Hase,padma Kande
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Loke Bale Bale Re

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