The speakers, from the gathering, said that the Baul community has always practiced peace, tolerance, and spirituality, and they never choose the path of violence. They feared that any attack on ...

In a time of increasing religious polarisation worldwide, Bauls represent an alternative imagination. And they have shaped ...

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Salil Chowdhury's birth centenary falls on. He is known for songs like 'Aye Mere Pyare Watan', 'Jaagte Raho', 'Who Sham' and 'Koi Sone Ke Dilwala' ...

Salil Chowdhury made his Bollywood debut with Bimal Roy’s Do Bigha Zamin in 1953. Despite entering an industry already dominated by giants like SD Burman and Shankar-Jaikishan, Salil da quickly ...

Celebrating 100 years of Salil Chowdhury, the genius who blended Indian folk, classical, and Western melodies to create timeless songs.

There’s a similar association made between Bimal (Kali Banerjee), the cab-driver hero of Ajantrik, and his own broken-down car. The fact that this car has a name, Jagaddal, and is even included in ...

The room that is now Dalston’s EartH Theatre first opened as a cinema in 1936, five years before the birth of Martin Carthy. In the decades since both man and room have endured swings in fortune. One ...

For its 49th version, the Ann Arbor Folk Festival is mixing things up. Instead of its typical two nights of rising and established folk and roots acts at the Hill Auditorium, the festival will present ...

Jackson, Mississippi, hosted the 82nd National Folk Festival, the first of a three-year residency from 2025 to 2027. The three-day event featured over 300 artists and brought large crowds to the ...

When: 11 a.m. Saturday, doors open at 10; 11 a.m. Sunday, doors open at 10 Where: Spokane Falls Community College, The Lair, 1810 N. Greene St. Cost: Free The Spokane Fall Folk Festival is celebrating ...

LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) — Yodel-ay-hee ... what?! Those famed yodeling calls that for centuries have echoed through the Alps, and more recently have morphed into popular song and folk music, could ...