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Music of the Honey Gatherers

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Music of the Honey Gatherers
album cover
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 24, 2010 (2010-05-24)
Recorded2006, 2009
Studio
Genre
  • folk
  • world
  • country
Length54:08
Label
Paban Das Baul chronology
Inner Knowledge
(1997)
Music of the Honey Gatherers
(2010)

Music of the Honey Gatherers is the second solo studio album by Bengali Baul singer and musician Paban Das Baul.[1][2] The album was released in the United Kingdom on 24 May 2010 by Riverboat Records and World Music Network.[3]

Production and recording

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Some of the tracks used for the album were recorded on spare days, in between concerts and travels between 2006 and 2009.[4] Few songs ware recorded at Paban's home in Montreuil, France.[4] Other tracks were recorded in September 2009 at WAC Recording Studio in London along with Nimai Goswami.[4] The rest of the songs ware recorded at Net Guru Studios in Kolkata.[5]

Release and reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

The album was released in the United Kingdom on 24 November 2010 by Riverboat Records a subsidiary of UK based music company World Music Network.

Evening Standard commented the album "...some of the most ecstatic and beguiling music in the world".[4] Financial Times says that "about six minutes into "Prem Katha Ti Shunte Bhalo", limber drums suddenly kick in, and transcendence hovers."[4]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Paban Das Baul

No.TitleLength
1."Kaliya" 
2."Guru To Dayal" 
3."Gopon Prem" ("Secret Love") 
4."Pagla Ghora" 
5."Murshidi" ("Melody From The Baul Trail") 
6."Kala Re" 
7."Kon Ek Pakhi" 
8."Katha Kare Bolbo Ki" 
9."Shobure Mewa Pholey" 
10."Prem Katha Ti Shunte Bhalo" 
Total length:54:08

References

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  1. ^ Church, Michael (25 July 2010). "Album: Paban Das Baul, Music of the Honey Gatherers (TUGCD)". The Independent. Independent Digital News & Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ World Music Central News Department (17 May 2010). "Paban Das Baul Releases Music Of The Honey Gatherers". World Music Central. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ Sole, Deanne (15 August 2010). "Paban Das Baul: Music of the Honey Gatherers". PopMatters.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Music Of The Honey Gatherers". World Music Network. 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Paban Das Baul : Inner Knowledge". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

Further reading

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Sen, Mimlu (2010). The Honey Gatherers. London: Rider (imprint). ISBN 9781846041891.
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