Jacob Baroi grew up watching his father and uncles performing popular Pala Gaan (folk music plays) at their village in southern Bangladesh. Pala Gaan uses recitation, music, acting and dance to tell ...

Bangla folk music is a rich and diverse genre that has evolved over centuries in the eastern part of the subcontinent comprising the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, and Bangladesh. From the ...

Bangladeshi folk singer Rahul Ananda has said he narrowly escaped arson of his home as attacks on the Hindu minority spark fears of religious persecution in the restive south Asian country. Mr Ananda, ...

Popular Bangladeshi folk band Joler Gaan is all set to enthral Indian audiences by headlining three shows in West Bengal, India. The shows are scheduled to take place in West Bengal's Dum Dum, ...

A Catholic diocese in Bangladesh has featured religious folk music during an annual spiritual gathering as part of an effort to save this popular tradition from extinction. Two Pala Gaan (folk musical ...

Rahul Ananda, a renowned Hindu singer in Bangladesh, faced violence when his home was attacked, looted, and set on fire amid ongoing unrest targeting Hindu minorities. Ananda, with his family, escaped ...

This was the message by Joler Gaan, a Bangladeshi folk band, after a violent mob attacked its singer Rahul Ananda's home in Dhaka's Dhanmondi Monday. While Rahul Ananda and his family members managed ...

After a soft Nazrul Islam song with ghazal overtones, Coke Studio Bangla Season 2 has dropped the super groovy folk fusion number — Deora — on YouTube. Deora has been sung by Pritom Hasan (who has ...

A four-day cultural festival titled “Prane Ano Gaan” begins today at Bengal Shilpalay in the capital’s Dhanmondi area, celebrating Bangladesh’s rich cultural heritage. Organised by Bengal Foundation ...