Biography:Gour Khyapa
Gour Khyapa গৌর ক্ষ্যাপা | |
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| Born | August 15, 1947 Birbhum, India |
| Died | January 26, 2013 (aged 65) West Bengal, India |
| Genres | Baul music, folk |
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| Instruments | vocal |
| Labels | Fonti Musicali |
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Gour Khyapa (15 August 1947 – 26 January 2013) was a Bengali Baul singer and a philosopher. His philosophy was related to Tattva. He was famous for his songs related to Radha-Krishna.[1] He taught philosophy at Vassar and Brown University.
Music
He performed alongside Bob Dylan, Bob Marley and Janis Joplin at various concerts.[2][3] He also worked with Jerzy Grotowski, a Polish theatre director and theorist.[4] He refused to visit the United States to perform in Peter Brook’s 1989 film The Mahabharata, when told he couldn’t legally carry hemp with him.[4]
Death and legacy
On 22 January 2013, he was hospitalised after a street accident at Ilambazar near Shantiniketan.[1] He died on 26 January 2013. He is survived by his wife Parvati and daughter Lakshmi.[1] He has only one disciple, Sanat Das Baul.[2][3] On 15 September 2019 Indian politician and current Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee homage to Gour Khyapa on Twitter.[5]
Discography
- Collaboration albums
- Le Chant Des Bauls - Manuche O Rautan (2002, with various artists)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Legendary baul singer Gour Khyapa dies in accident". New Delhi: News18. 28 January 2013. https://www.news18.com/news/music/legendary-baul-singer-gour-khyapa-dies-in-accident-533994.html. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gour Khyapa no more". The Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/bengali/news-interviews/Gour-Khyapa-no-more/articleshow/18217870.cms. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Baul singer Gour Khyapa dead". PTI. http://www.ptinews.com/news/3333575_Baul-singer-nbsp-Gour-Khyapa-nbsp-dead-. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shoma A. Chatterji (1 January 2015). "The Baul philosophy". oneindiaonepeople. http://oneindiaonepeople.com/the-baul-philosophy/. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ Banerjee, Mamata [@mamataofficial] (15 September 2019). "Homage to Gour Khyapa, Baul singer and philosopher, on his birth anniversary". https://twitter.com/mamataofficial/status/1173066908716847104.
External links
- Gour Khyapa discography at Discogs
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