baul
Sign in to savealt=|thumb|A Baul from Lalon|Lalon Shah's shrine in Kushtia, Bangladesh thumb|upright|Ektara, a common musical instrument of Bauls
Key facts
- Intangible heritage.ICH
- Baul songs
- Intangible heritage.Country
- Bangladesh
- Intangible heritage.ID
- 00107
- Intangible heritage.Region
- APA
- Intangible heritage.Year
- 2008
- Intangible heritage.Session
- 3rd
- Intangible heritage.List
- Representative
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Concepts and practices
- Musical asceticism
- Physical esotericism
- Impuristic occultism
- Music
- Influence on Rabindranath Tagore
- Present status
- Bangladesh
- India
- Notable singers
- See also
- Notes
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
alt=|thumb|A Baul from Lalon|Lalon Shah's shrine in Kushtia, Bangladesh thumb|upright|Ektara, a common musical instrument of Bauls
The Baul () are a group of mystic minstrels of mixed elements of Sufism and Vaishnava Sahajiya from different parts of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley and Meghalaya. Bauls constitute both a syncretic religious sect of troubadours and a musical tradition. Bauls are a very heterogeneous group, with many sects, but their membership mainly consists of Sufi Bengali Muslims and Gaudiya Vaishnava Bengali Hindus. They can often be identified by their distinctive clothes and musical instruments. Lalon Shah is regarded as the most celebrated Baul saint in history.