Baul
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The Baul are a group of mystic minstrels of mixed elements of Sufism and Vaishnava Sahajiya from different parts of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley an
A Baul from Lalon Shah's shrine in Kushtia, Bangladesh
Ektara, a common musical instrument of Bauls
Lalon, the most celebrated Baul saint in history, by Jyotirindranath Tagore, 1889
Baul singers performing Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
Ektara
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The ektara is a one-stringed musical instrument used in the traditional music of Bengal, and used in modern-day music of Bangladesh, and eastern India.
Baul
…refrains containing mobile phones, radio channels, football matches and television. Bauls use a number of musical instruments: the most common is the ektara, a one-stringed "plucked drum" drone instrument, carved from the epicarp of a gourd, and made of bamboo and goatskin. Others include the dotara, a…
An Ektara from Bangladesh
Parvathy Baul at Ruhaniyat mystic music festival, at Purana Qila, Delhi
Musician from Bangladesh playing the Ektara
The tradition of a holy man with a one-stringed veena was preserved in this 16th-18th century C.E. sculpture of Sage Agastya. The instrument has some resemblance to the eka-tantri vina, also one-stringed.