Gour Khyapa গৌর ক্ষ্যাপা | |
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Background information | |
Born | Birbhum, India | August 15, 1947
Died | January 26, 2013 West Bengal, India | (aged 65)
Genres | Baul music, folk |
Occupation(s) |
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Instrument(s) | vocal |
Labels | Fonti Musicali |
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.
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]
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]
Gour Khyapa গৌর ক্ষ্যাপা | |
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Background information | |
Born | Birbhum, India | August 15, 1947
Died | January 26, 2013 West Bengal, India | (aged 65)
Genres | Baul music, folk |
Occupation(s) |
|
Instrument(s) | vocal |
Labels | Fonti Musicali |
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.
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]
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]