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In the Garden of Krishna’s Love is the first episode to explore bhakti - devotion, and specifically songs showing devotion to Hindu Gods and Goddesses. We will hear from Baul masters on the importance of devotion in one’s spiritual progress as well as learn the historical significance of the Bhakti movement in India.
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Songs:
Bhakti Bina Se Dhon Mele Na
Composer: Sotish GosaiSinger: Anath Bondhu GhoshEseche Kunjero Dware
Composer: Jadubindu GosaiSinger: Rina Das BaulKrishna Anurager Bagane
Composer: Ananta GosaiSinger: Rabi Das BaulInstrumentals:
Jekhane Sai’r Baramkhana
Composer: Lalon FakirDotara Player: Amirul FakirRai Jago Go
Composer: TraditionalPerformed by: Ochin Pakhi featuring Nathan Torrence on bansuriKirtan Chant
Composer: TraditionalSinger: Priest and devotees at Hare Krishna Temple in Rogers Park, ChicagoEi To Tomar (intro)
Composer: Rabindranath TagorePerformed by: Ochin Pakhi, featuring Soumyajyoti Ghosh on bansuriKhandana Bhava Bandhana
Composer: Swami VivekanandaPerformed by: Ochin PakhiMany thanks to Biplab Ghosh, Arnab Sengupta, Rina and Manosij Goswami for help in the field, to Gene Nemirovsky for audio engineering, to Subhajit Sengupta for co-hosting, to the Fulbright-Nehru program and to all the musicians and teachers who recorded for this show.
Podcast is recorded, curated and hosted by Lucia Thomas.
For photos and more info please visit Amplisounds Radio.
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“Rejecting Caste – All are Brothers of my Heart" is a further exploration of manus twatto - the theory of humanity, this time focused on jat, or caste. Some Fakiri singers will discuss what caste felt like to them and what the great poet-saint Lalon Fakir had to say about caste.
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Songs:
“Jat Gelo Jat Gelo Bole”Composer: Lalon FakirSinger: Amirul Fakir“Sorol Dese Jao”
Composer: Matal RajjakSinger: Jamsher Fakir“Nishedh Karo Ogo Brinde”
Composer: Ajahar FakirSinger: Khaibar FakirRecording courtesy of: Suvankar Dassharma & Sudip Ray (Dubki project)“Achhe Manus Hridoy Pinjiray”
Composer: Prafulla SarkarSinger: Uttara Baidya“Manus Bhojle Sonar Manus Hobi”
Composer: Lalon FakirSinger: Jamsher FakirInstrumental Backgrounds:
1. Jekhane Shai’r Baramkhana
Composer: Lalon Fakir
Dotara Player: Amirul Fakir
2. Jat Gelo Jat Gelo
Composer: Lalon Fakir
Dotara player: Amirul Fakir
3. Snowflake and Inver Bank
Band: Baba Yaga’s Stew
Composers: Lucia Thomas and Patrick Davey
4. Raag Yaman Alap
Violinist: Lucia Thomas
Many thanks to Biplab Ghosh, Arnab Sengupta, Rina and Manosij Goswami for help in the field, to Gene Nemirovsky for audio engineering, to Subhajit Sengupta for co-hosting, to the Fulbright-Nehru program and to all the musicians and teachers who recorded for this show.
Podcast is recorded, curated and hosted by Lucia Thomas
For photos and more info please visit Amplisoundsradio
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The Baul songs in this third episode challenge divisive religious identities and beg for a society where all humans treat each other well. It will share some background on the painful history of the partition of India as well as dive deeper into the life story of Lalon Fakir, the legendary Baul saint from the late 18th century.
Sob Loke Koy Lalon Ki Jat
Composer: Lalon Fakir
Singer: Babu Fakir
Emon Manob Somaj
Composer: Lalon Fakir (attributed to Lalon Fakir but composer is unknown)
Singer: Dolan Banerjee
Ami Dil Kabate Namaz Porbo
Composer: Lalon Fakir
Singer: Ohidul Fakir
Apnar Apni Fana Hole
Composer: Lalon Fakir
Singer: Dolan Banerjee
Instrumentals:
Jekhane Shai’r Baramkhana
Composer: Lalon Fakir
Dotara Player: Amirul Fakir
Sob Loke Koy Lalon Ki JatComposer: Lalon Fakir
Dotara Player: Amirul Fakir
Many thanks to Biplab Ghosh, Arnab Sengupta, Rina and Manosij Goswami for help in the field, to Gene Nemirovsky for audio engineering, to Subhajit Sengupta for co-hosting, to the Fulbright-Nehru program and to all the musicians and teachers who recorded for this show.
Podcast is recorded, curated and hosted by Lucia Thomas
For photos and more info please visit Amplisoundsradio
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Searching for the Man of the Heart explores how Baul songs use the metaphor of the house to describe the human body, which, for the Baul, is the starting place for realization. In this episode, listeners hear lyrics with cryptic images that point toward what the Baul call the praner manus “the man of the heart”–a personification of one’s inner truth.
Songs:
Dhonno Dhonno - Lalon Fakir (composer)*, Supriya Poddar (singer) *
Charyapada (First Song) - Lui Pad (composer), Srijoni Sadhika (singer)
Ghor Niye Koto Jontrona - Anath Bondhu Ghosh (composer and singer)
Amar Bhanga Ghore - Kingsuk Goshai (composer), Rabi Das Baul (singer)
Barir Kachhe Aarshinagar - Lalon Fakir (composer), Ochin Pakhi (performer)
*students of Babu Fakir
Instrumentals:
Jekhane Shai’r Baramkhana - Lalon Fakir (composer), Amirul Fakir (Dotara player)
Dhonno Dhonno - Lalon Fakir (composer), Amirul Fakir (Dotara player)
Ghor Niye Koto Jontrona - Anath Bondhu Ghosh (composer), Lucia Thomas (violinist)
Youtube Links:
Babu Fakir and his students: https://youtube.com/@babufakirofficial5603?si=6T-tG1r71DHXDaPa
Sadhika Srijoni and Simon Zakaria: https://youtube.com/@charyapada7209?si=Pe31qLE6i3F31hZL
Anath Bondhu Ghosh: https://youtu.be/ojMfb-PyWJg?si=Lxpr4vrYsGK-FpPJ
Robi Das Baul: https://youtu.be/jjkfOVVMzi0?si=NyhSB6W6AK6XDIcE
Ochin Pakhi: https://youtube.com/@ochinpakhichicago?si=tuCdiH_6U8UPeMmM
Many thanks to Biplab Ghosh, Arnab Sengupta, Rina and Manosij Goswami for help in the field, to Gene Nemirovsky for audio engineering, to the Fulbright-Nehru program and to all the musicians and teachers who recorded for this show.
Photo: "Bengal Patachitra" via Wikimedia Commons
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This first episode explores Deho Twatto “theory of the body” in the Baul context, where the body itself is the starting point for spiritual understanding.
Songs:
Baul Howa Sohoj Kotha NoyComposer: Kangal HorinathSinger: Babu Fakir
Khachar Bhitor Ochin PakhiComposer: Lalon FakirSinger: Selina Fakirini
Chirodin Pushilam Ek Ochin PakhiComposer: Lalon FakirSinger: Nurbaba
Phaki Deowa Pakhi Re TorComposer: Ammulyo SarkarSinger: Uttora Baidya
Instrumentals:
Jekhane Shai’r Baramkhana
Composer: Lalon Fakir
Dotara Player: Amirul Fakir
Gram Chhara
Composer: Rabindranath TagoreDotara Player: Amirul Fakir
Khachar Bhitor Ochin Pakhi
Composer: Lalon Fakir
Violinist: Lucia Thomas
Painting credit: Dipshikha Debnath
For photos and more info please visit Amplisoundsradio
Many thanks to Biplab Ghosh, Arnab Sengupta, Rina and Manosij Goswami for help in the field, to Gene Nemirovsky for audio engineering, to the Fulbright-Nehru program and to all the musicians and teachers who recorded for this show.
