Momtaz Begum, unparalleled folk singer of Bangladesh, has a staggering number of 700-plus albums to her credit, and enjoys a popularity that is unmatched. A member of the Bangladesh Parliament, she ...

The Dhaka International Folk Festival opened on the right note on Thursday night, as the performers stayed true to the spirit of genre – the call of spirituality and the soul. In their own respective ...

AN ORGANISATION in Bradford has secured funds for a project to revive the writing of Baul music in the district. Originating in Bangladesh and the neighbouring Indian state of West Bengal, Baul music ...

Dhaka Jan 22 (BDNEWS)- The Baul genre of Songs of Bangladesh have been proclaimed as 'Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity' by UNESCO. In a recent letter written to the ...