Banyan Roots
Lucia ThomasBanyan Roots is a podcast series in which songs and discussions from the Baul and Fakir, musical mystics of West Bengal, India and Bangladesh, guide conversations on history, ethnomusicology, and spirituality. Come curious listeners—musicians, scholars, spiritual seekers, and anyone drawn to traditional music and living devotional practices.
Featuring original field recordings of spontaneous jams... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 4 | Founded | 4 months ago |
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“Rejecting Caste – All are Brothers of my Heart" is a further exploration of manus twatto - the theory of humanity, this time focused on jat, or caste. Some Fakiri singers will discuss what caste felt like to them and what the great poet-saint Lalon ... more
The Baul songs in this third episode challenge divisive religious identities and beg for a society where all humans treat each other well. It will share some background on the painful history of the partition of India as well as dive deeper into the ... more
Searching for the Man of the Heart explores how Baul songs use the metaphor of the house to describe the human body, which, for the Baul, is the starting place for realization. In this episode, listeners hear lyrics with cryptic images that point tow... more
This first episode explores Deho Twatto “theory of the body” in the Baul context, where the body itself is the starting point for spiritual understanding.
Songs:
Baul Howa Sohoj Kotha Noy
Composer: Kangal Horinath
Singer: Babu Fakir
Khachar Bhit... more
Reviews
- Soulful music, deep wisdom, & genuine human connection
This is a profound work of art and scholarship! Heart-rending songs recorded in Indian villages, deep philosophical lyrics, and translated interviews with musicians (conducted in Bengali by a non-native speaker from the U.S.!), interwoven with explanations introducing the music and musicians, the history and culture, the poetry and philosophy – all with phenomenal audio and production quality (especially for an independent podcast centered on field recordings). The hosts aren’t detached academic... more
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Apple Podcasts | #201 |  Australia/Music/Music History |
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