Music for Peace: Folk Music of Bengal
  • Banglanatakdotcom, a UNESCO-accredited NGO in India, works under the slogan ‘Art for Life.’ The organization conducts many projects to build the capacities of traditional arts communities. Banglanatakdotcom kindly provided ICHCAP with this selection of traditional Bengali music. ICHCAP is sharing these materials on the e-Knowledge Center to further disseminate valuable ICH information. The two hundred tracks in the selection include wide range of genres in traditional Bengali music, performed by traditional musicians in the region. This selection of music represents a comprehensive overview of traditional music from the Bengal region of India for both experts and the general public. It is a meaningful documentation project that raises the visibility of rare audio resources while safeguarding and promoting the value of ICH.
Baul Fakiri Song Bhatiyali Bhawaiya Bangla Qawwali Jhumur Bengali Folk 
  • This section consists of different genres of folk music which includes Baul Fakiri, Bhatiyali, Bhawaiya, Jhumur and Puratani Geet. The Bhawaiya, Bhatiyali, Jhumur and Baul Fakiri songs have been introduced in the previous section. The following is the brief introduction to Puratani songs.
? Puratani Geet:The thousand years old history of Bengal’s music has no special mention of any particular school of music called Puratani Bangla Gaan; yet the word Puratani Gaan is quite popular among the music lovers of Bengal. Actually the songs that we hear as Puratani Gaan are the ones that were popular during the period of Company Rule or were in vogue in the Darbars or drawing rooms of the kings, landlords or the gentry of Kolkata. Many people call the songs of old Kolkata and those belonging to an earlier period as Puratani Gaan. During the Middle Ages Bengal’s music witnessed an amalgamation of Hindu and Muslim tunes, lyrics, ragas, stylization and presentation. There is no denying the fact that it has enriched the repertoire of Bangla Music.

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