Monday, 28 September 2009

Baul Without Boundaries

What kind of video geek doesn't like online film festivals? Those with bad internet connection that's who!
Oh well. Free wifi is free wifi. So it took a while to get me my Indian music fix from this video featured in Culture Unplugged:



Baul Without Boundaries : Director: Sutapa Deb | Genre: Documentary | Produced In: 2009
Synopsis: Baul is one of the few widely known and appreciated types of folk music in Bengal. Baul is not only a kind of music, it is basically a Bengali religious sect. The members of the sect are themselves called Bauls, and the songs they sing are named for them, Baul-gAn (Baul songs). The filmmaker travels to various parts of Bengal searching if the golden days of Baul singers are over.


Links:
Original URL
Filmmaker-journalist Sutapa Deb's Wikipedia page

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