''Music of the Honey Gatherers'' is the second solo studio album by
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the ...
Baul
The Baul ( bn, বাউল) are a group of mystic minstrels of mixed elements of Sufism, Vaishnavism and Tantra from Bangladesh and the neighboring Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley and Meghalaya. Bauls c ...
singer and musician
Paban Das Baul
Paban Das Baul (born 1961) is a noted Baul singer and musician from India, who also plays a ''dubki'', a small tambourine and sometimes an '' ektara'' as an accompaniment. He is known for pioneering traditional Baul music on the international ...
. The album was released in the
United Kingdom
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on 24 May 2010 by
Riverboat Records and
World Music Network
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.
Production and recording
Some of the tracks used for the album were recorded on spare days, in between concerts and travels between 2006 and 2009. Few songs ware recorded at Paban's home in Montreuil, France. Other tracks were recorded in September 2009 at WAC Recording Studio in
London
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along with
Nimai Goswami
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (; born Vishvambhar Mishra) was a 15th-century Indian saint who is considered to be the combined avatar of Radha and Krishna by his disciples and various scriptures. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of worshipping Krish ...
. The rest of the songs ware recorded at Net Guru Studios in
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...
.
Release and reception
The album was released in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
on 24 November 2010 by
Riverboat Records a subsidiary of UK based music company
World Music Network
World Music Network is a UK-based record label specializing in world music.
The World Music Network website features news, reviews, live music listings, and guide sections on world music. It also features an online "Battle of the Bands" compet ...
.
''Evening Standard'' commented the album "...some of the most ecstatic and beguiling music in the world". ''Financial Times'' says that "about six minutes into "Prem Katha Ti Shunte Bhalo", limber drums suddenly kick in, and transcendence hovers."
Track listing
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2010 albums
Paban Das Baul albums