Baul and Fakiri

Mohan Tati — Flute (accompanist)

Call: 9732318386

Mohan Tati, a renowned flutist, resides in the Bankura district of West Bengal. He learnt the finer nuances of playing flute by listening to the radio and honing his inborn skill as a flutist. Mohan performs with the Baul Fakiri and Jhumur genre of folk music regularly and has travelled accross the world including Denmark, UK, Germany and Japan and many other countries. Mohan also led folk orchestra group of Bengal to international festival on ICH in China. He has performed with leading world musicians including Sabina Rakachyeva of London.

Milan Ghosh

Call: 9547828857

Since his early childhood days, Milan has been singing different genres of Baul songs. He has learnt under the guidance of his father Purna Chandra Ghosh. He sings baul songs and play Ektara and Dugi. He has performed in Bankura, Birbhum, Purba and Paschim Medinipur and in Jharkhand.

Purna Chandra Ghosh

Call: 7407696447

Purna Chandra is a veteran baul singer from Purushattambati in Bankura district. He has learnt baul songs from late Narahari Das Baul who was his guru. He has performed in Assam, Bihar, Odisha, Goa and in Bangladesh.

Lalu Fakir (Lal Mohammed Seikh)

Call: 9732698694

Born in 1956 in Murshidabad district, Lalu belongs to a family with a musical tradition. He was inspired by his grandfather to become a musician. Lalu debuted as an artist in 1971. Over the years, he was groomed by veteran musicians like Safkat Mondal, Meher Shah, Soleman Biswas and Late Lokman Fakir. Apart from being a vocalist, Lalu plays music instruments like the Dotara, Ektara, Dugi and Harmonium. He has performed across West Bengal and also in Delhi, Mumbai, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Assam, Manipur and Tripura. He has also performed in Bangladesh.

Chote Golam Fakir

Call: 9732917198

A resident of Jalangi block in Murshidabad district in West Bengal, Chote Golam Fakir is one of the most talented and popular contemporary Bangla Qawwali singers. Gifted with a baritone voice, Chhote Golam was initially trained by his father Fakir Alimuddin Mondal. Subsequently, he was introduced to Bangla Qawwali by his Guru Abdur Rashid Sarkar of Bangladesh. Chhote Golam and his team have performed across India, including New Delhi, Goa and Bangalore. His songs also feature in numerous music albums, including 'Bangla Qawwali' and ‘Compilation of Baul songs'.

Khokan Das - Dhol (accompanist)

Call: 9734859765

Khokon is the eighth generation of a Dhak and Dhol plyer's family, groomed in playing the Dhol, the traditional Indian drum, at a very young age by his father and grandfather. He was later groomed by veteran Dhol player Sidam Das and Pt Tanmoy Bose. Khokon has performed across West Bengal and also in Sacred Spirit Festival, Rajasthan, other fairs and festivals in Delhi, Mumbai, Goa and Assam. He has also performed in international festivals including WOMEX 2022 in Portugal, Urkult festival Sweden, Colours of Ostrava in Czech Republic and Bangladesh.

Gobinda Das Bairagya

Call: 9332282217

Gobinda Das Bairagya learnt the finer details of Baul music as a young child at the feet of his father, Shyam Sundar Das, himself an accomplished performer. Hailing from a family of traditional Bauls, young Gobinda went on to become a disciple of Gobinda Das Goswami and practised Baul philosophy and lifestyle under his tutelage. He has performed in several festivals in rural West Bengal, Kolkata as well as in Bhutan, Maharashtra (Mumbai) and Andaman. He is a much-loved regular at Joydeb Mela and Poush Mela of Birbhum. He had also performed in France

Golam Fakir

Call: 9734351489

Golam Fakir of Gorbhanga, Nadia is one of the best known Baul artist in the world, adored for his melodious voice and a unique style of playing the Dotara. Golam Fakir has performed across continents, including England, Scotland, Denmark, Switzerland, France, Tunisia and China. He has rendered his voice and acted in ‘Moner Manush’, a Golden Peacock winner Bengali feature film by eminent director Gautam Ghosh.