Music of the Honey Gatherers is the second solo studio album by Bengali Baul singer and musician Paban Das Baul.[1][2] The album was released in the United Kingdom on 24 May 2010 by Riverboat Records and World Music Network.[3]
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| Released | May 24, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2006, 2009 | |||
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| Length | 54:08 | |||
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Production and recording
editSome of the tracks used for the album were recorded on spare days, in between concerts and travels between 2006 and 2009.[4] Few songs ware recorded at Paban's home in Montreuil, France.[4] Other tracks were recorded in September 2009 at WAC Recording Studio in London along with Nimai Goswami.[4] The rest of the songs ware recorded at Net Guru Studios in Kolkata.[5]
Release and reception
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The album was released in the United Kingdom on 24 November 2010 by Riverboat Records a subsidiary of UK based music company World Music Network.
Evening Standard commented the album "...some of the most ecstatic and beguiling music in the world".[4] Financial Times says that "about six minutes into "Prem Katha Ti Shunte Bhalo", limber drums suddenly kick in, and transcendence hovers."[4]
Track listing
editAll music is composed by Paban Das Baul
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Kaliya" | |
| 2. | "Guru To Dayal" | |
| 3. | "Gopon Prem" ("Secret Love") | |
| 4. | "Pagla Ghora" | |
| 5. | "Murshidi" ("Melody From The Baul Trail") | |
| 6. | "Kala Re" | |
| 7. | "Kon Ek Pakhi" | |
| 8. | "Katha Kare Bolbo Ki" | |
| 9. | "Shobure Mewa Pholey" | |
| 10. | "Prem Katha Ti Shunte Bhalo" | |
| Total length: | 54:08 | |
References
edit- ^ Church, Michael (25 July 2010). "Album: Paban Das Baul, Music of the Honey Gatherers (TUGCD)". The Independent. Independent Digital News & Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ World Music Central News Department (17 May 2010). "Paban Das Baul Releases Music Of The Honey Gatherers". World Music Central. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Sole, Deanne (15 August 2010). "Paban Das Baul: Music of the Honey Gatherers". PopMatters.
- ^ a b c d e "Music Of The Honey Gatherers". World Music Network. 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Paban Das Baul : Inner Knowledge". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
Further reading
edit- Sen, Mimlu (2010). The Honey Gatherers. London: Rider (imprint). ISBN 9781846041891.
External links
edit- Inner Knowledge in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Music of the Honey Gatherers at AllMusic
- Music of the Honey Gatherers at Discogs
- Inner Knowledge at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
