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.

Tapan Kumar Das (Sadhu)

Call: 9732892009

Sadhu Das Baul, in his late twenties, is a young and enterprising Baul singer from Joydev near Santiniketan in Birbhum district. Sadhu started singing and playing musical instruments at the age of 10. His inspiration and guide was his father Lt Tarak Khyapa. Sadhu is a promising Baul singer who is also proficient in playing Dotara, Khamak, Ektara and Dugi. He has performed in many cities across India, including Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Silchar and Tatanagar. He performed at the Sur Jahan World Peace Music Festival in Kolkata and Goa and also in Urkult Festival, Sweden and Fagun Utsav, London.

Tanmay Kumar Das (Kangal)

Call: 7602218536

Kangal Khyapa, born in Joydev near Santiniketan in Birbhum district, is probably one of the finest Dotara players of India. Kangal started playing musical instruments at the age of seven. His inspiration and guide was his father, eminent Baul singer Lt.Tarak Khyapa. Kangal is also a Baul singer having high competence in playing other folk instruments, such as Khamak, Ektara, Dugi, Tabla, Khol, etc. He has performed in many places across India, including Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune,Assam, Tatanagar and Siliguri. He performed at the Sur Jahan World Peace Music Festival in Kolkata and Goa and also in different music festivals in Sweden Hungary and London.

Sumanata Das Baul

Call: 9933361307

Sumanta Das Baul, A young Baul from Shantiniketan, one of the best in his generation, sings with Dotara (traditional string instrument) and Khamak (traditional percussive string instrument). He has already been performed many places throughout India and he also performed at Colors of Ostrava one of the biggest world music festivals, and in Germany.

Nityapriya Mandal

Call: 9609031427

Nityapriya was born in 1995 and started learning music at the age of 10 from her father Iswar Birendranath Bala. Presently she is learning from her husband Sujay Mondal. Nityapriya has collaborated with Oriental Mood Trio from Denmark. She had performed throughout West Bengal and also in Assam.

Pradyut Bala

Call: 9564667621

Pradyut Bala hails from a family of Hindustani Classical singers. He was initiated into classical music at the tender age of nine and gained proficiency over the years. He later developed an intense attraction towards Baul music and philosophy and went on to become a disciple of Harekrishna Das Baul. A resident of Ilambazar in Birbhum district of West Bengal, Prodyut has performed at various festivals in West Bengal and also in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.

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.

Sashti Das Baul

Call: 9734044132

Sashti Das Baul was born and brought up in Codechandpur city formerly in East Pakistan, now in Bangladesh. His first tryst with baul music began with his father Esware Srikrishna Biswas from childhood. He has also learnt music from other stalwarts like Ajmatt Shah Fakir, Mahindra Gyan, Jhorukul, Patal Kana, Subal Master etc. Famous for the innumerable baul-fakiri songs that he has sung, he has also performed many solo programmes in India and abroad like Goa, Tripura, Jodhpur, Delhi, Bangladesh & UK.

Amanat Fakir

Call: 9732960379

Amanat Fakir specializes in Baul and Fakiri music. Born into a family of traditional singers, he grew up learning Muslim wedding songs from his mother and the Panchali – a form of musical storytelling, from his father. As a child, he would sing Alkap in a music group led by his elder brother. At 22, he became a disciple of the famous Mehbub Fakir who broadened his horizons considerably and went on to learn from brilliant performers like Jahiruddin and Khodabaksh whose tutelage turned him into a name to be reckoned within the world of folk music. His performance received appreciation from all over West Bengal and also from Assam and Delhi.

Atahar Fakir

Call: 9732981425

Kamanurjaman Karikar (A.KA. Atahar Fakir) is a young talented Baul Fakiri artist from the district of Nadia, West Bengal. As he was born in a musical family, Atahar was never taught but learned music from his father Ashmat Karikar at a very tender age. Later he emerged himself in Baul-Fakiri practice and led a spiritual lifestyle in association with Arman Fakir and the other fakirs of Gorbhanga. Atahar has performed at music festivals across Bengal, and other parts of India including Simla, Assam, Goa and Delhi and also in Indonasia and Bangladesh. Along with a melodious voice he is an excellent Dotara player. He has his own akhra at Karimpur.

Kartick Khyapa

Call: 869591014

Karthik Khyapa is a famous Baul artist from Nabadwip of Nadia district. He has been associated with baul music for 30 years. He learned music from the age of 10-12 under the guidance of Tinkari Chakraborty and Sadhan Das Bairagya. Kartick is a promising Baul singer who is also deft in playing Dubki, Dotara, Khamak, Harmonium, Ektara and Dugi etc. He performed his Baul music in various places in lindia including Delhi, Miumbai, Rajasthan, odisa, Assam, Goa etc.