The Bauls are a mystical group of minstrel-like musicians from West Bengal, and Bangladesh (formerly East Bengal). They sing religious songs which frequently address their belief of the divine residing within humans (manush), not outside and that one must reach out lovingly to one another in order to commune with the divine.
Here are some songs performed by Binod Das Baul courtesy of beretep
Here is another video courtesy of the same user, this time of Sandhay Das Baul (and others) performing in concert in Paris.
Here is a lovely sequence from the 2002 Bangla film Matir Moina which presents a stylized take on a Baul performance.
Another video from an unknown source that presents a more polished version of Baul music. The visuals are not all that exciting, the music though is quite striking.
What appears to be a no-budget amateur video of Bangla Baul singing, shot with permission (according to the video info on Youtube). Super rugged, without the usual accompaniment of percussion, ektara or dotara.
Another lo-fi intimate pair of videos featuring Satyananda Das Baul:
Three regrettably truncated videos:
Great live video with very pronounced echo on the voice from durdeshi:
Another video captured by an amateur videographer:
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