Calcutta Folk Music

300 year old Kolkata is a very culturally inclined city that is proud of its unique culture, and rich heritage and tradition. The fourth largest city in India, and one of the most advanced metros, Kolkata is considered to be the cultural hub of the country. The city is filled with people who are extremely culture conscious, and have a lot of talent and passion. Theater, the performing arts, dance, music, literature, and art are all held in high esteem, and every household has at least one member aspiring to make a name in any of these fields. Music, is revered in Bengal, and of the various forms of music, the most well-known, besides Rabindra Sangeet, is Calcutta Folk Music, Kolkata.

The music of Bengal goes far back into the ages, but it can hardly be traced to its roots. However, classification of music in Bengal can be done in a rough manner. The music of Bengal includes # Rabindra Sangeet, Najrul Geeti, Majlishi Classical Songs, Devotional Songs, Modern Bengali Songs: Film and non-film songs, Ganasangeet, Jeebanmukhi Gaan, Bangla Band, and, of course, Calcutta Folk Music, Kolkata.

Calcutta Folk Music, Kolkata is the commonest and most often sung by the rural people, who outnumber the urbanites in West Bengal. There are quite a number of types of Calcutta Folk Music, Kolkata. AsiaRooms.com takes you on a virtual tour, and tells you more about Calcutta Folk Music, Kolkata.

Baul Music - A type of Calcutta Folk Music, Kolkata, Baul Gaan is sung by specific groups of traveling musicians known as Bauls, who represent a sect of Bengali culture belonging to the seventeenth century. These 'bauls' have a distinctive appearance with dhotis, saffron color robes and turbans. Usually Baul songs carry a deep spiritual meaning through very casual lyrics.

Bhatiali Music # The songs of the boatmen of eastern part of Bengal, these are also a type of Calcutta Folk Music, Kolkata, and are wonderful tunes composed around philosophical words.

Kabigaan - A type of Calcutta Folk Music, Kolkata, the 'kabigaan' is composed by poets in a debate like situation.

Kirtan - The kirtan is also a type of Calcutta Folk Music, Kolkata, which are actually religious songs usually sung in chorus, most often singing praises of Shri Chaitanya and Shri Krishna.

Calcutta Folk Music, Kolkata, has many prominent exponents, who have taken this type of Bengali music to unprecedented heights of fame. Some of the most famous artists who have exploited Calcutta Folk Music, Kolkata, are -
Purna Das Baul, Prahlad Bramhachari, Chhabi Bandyopadhyay, Ramkumar Chattopadhyay, Nirmalendu Choudhury, Angsuman Roy, Runa Laila, Abbasuddin, Amar Pal, and Swapan Bose among many others.