Sumanta Das Baul and his musicians performed a Baul set, with Shilanjani translating. The dotara, ektara, plucked drum and ghungroo bells carried the songs. Every Baul present sang, including Sumanta’s ten-year-old son. The Baul tradition emerged in the early 18th century in West Bengal and Bangladesh.
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