''Tana Tani'' ( bn, তানা এখন; 'Push and Pull') is a studio album by musicians

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, released on 12 April 2004 by

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Critical response

Adam Greenberg of John Bush of

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rated ''Tana Tani'' 3.5/5 and described it as "...well-performed and crafted, but not necessarily to everyone's taste. Martin Longley of ''

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'' said, " Paban's extended technique allows his voice to soar majestically.." Derek of ''EthnoTechno'' said, "''Tana Tani'' is seductive, reels you in with delicate claws and rips away fragments of your being. When you recover, you realize it was excess dissolved, and you emerge with clarity, focused, inspired and content."

Track listing

Personnel

* Yann Pittard – acoustic guitar * Marque Gilmore – drums * Mimlu Sen –

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– keyboards * Paban Das Baul – vocals * State of Bengal –

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References

External links

* * * * 2004 albums Bengali-language albums State of Bengal albums Paban Das Baul albums Real World Records albums {{2000s-album-stub