basudeb das baul

[subyacs]

Hi Diptangshu

Thanks for uploading such videos. I have watched all that I could find. I wonder if you still go to meet this baul. Suspended gravity of expression - that seems to be his forte.

I live in the USA and am quite the probashi bangali - brought up in Bombay - but have loved baul songs since I was a child. My mother having been a student of Rabigeetika and Shantiniketan might have something to do with that. I spend most of my work with these uploads playing into my headphones.

[diptanshu]

@subyacs hey subya... i do get to meet him once in a while... infact i have produced one of his albums which you buy online... look it up on amazon... i am glad you like his music... we do have a folk band called fiddlers green and we are thinking of featuring him in a few gigs of ours.

[thunder9870]

bolepur bluezzz u rockkkkk...!!!!

[07honesty]

god gifted......

what can i say......

[07honesty]

first of salam and i would like to met him to gain knowledge and share my thought and idea about one creator, although i am a muslim.. Could you send his location like address please. thank u again for ur great post and i would like to say thats the way we can find god and more close to him.

sydney

[mannaamin]

This is a beautiful tune.

[brutallythrashed]

too deep to comprehend ... wonderful composition

[durdeshi]

Not at all. The message is very simple, one sentence (6:10-630) sums it up nicely: Hindus and Muslims are two sons of the same mother, fed from the same breast.

[Randomlesschaos]

He's definitely got some subtle gravity in him. It'd be great to see and meet someone like him if I can ever make it to Calcutta. Thanks dipatanshu for putting up wonderful vids around here. Much appreciated and kudos to all your efforts in documentations!!

[durdeshi]

What a song on religius harmony, listening it after a long time. 'Khub Sundar'; no doubt. Audio is out of sync with the video, most likely a rendering effect. Otherwise it's perfect.

[Mandolin1944]

I came back to listen again -- it was equally as good the second time as the first. Now I have another question. Is he composing that song on the fly or is it a known folk song?  And the rhythm-- is this individual hearing this song for the first time too? I found that I could more or less play along with the mandolin -- focusing on the conventional notes. Very interesting.

[diptanshu]

hey... this is a known song. but every person has its own version. the rhythmn person may have heard the song before. she is his daughter and not a pro ofcourse. so she keeps it to the basics. all baul songs can be played on a mandolin. similarly though tuned differently if u learn the dohtara u can play most bluegras songs on it.

[shinka1911]

that was beautiful

[Mandolin1944]

Pretty wonderful -- does that insturment have frets? Obviously not?

[diptanshu]

nope... no frets

[ormoluinhen]

beautiful

[ormoluinhen]

what are the words about?

[diptanshu]

bauls believe in one religion/no religious divide.... the song revolves around that theme, like many other baul songs i think.

[ormoluinhen]

a sentiment i can appreciate! it really is beautiful, please send him my regards for his fine playing

[diptanshu]

i will pass on the message! will meet him next week :) he is a really fine singer and a very talented multi instrumentalist

[diptanshu]

thats my friend basu da