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Gour Khyapa

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Gour Khyapa
গৌর ক্ষ্যাপা
Background information
Born(1947-08-15)August 15, 1947
Birbhum, India
DiedJanuary 26, 2013(2013-01-26) (aged 65)
West Bengal, India
GenresBaul music, folk
Occupations
  • singer
  • philosopher
  • musician
Instrumentvocal
LabelsFonti 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.

Music

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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

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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

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Collaboration albums

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Legendary baul singer Gour Khyapa dies in accident". New Delhi: News18. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Gour Khyapa no more". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Baul singer Gour Khyapa dead". PTI. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  4. ^ a b Shoma A. Chatterji (1 January 2015). "The Baul philosophy". oneindiaonepeople. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. ^ Banerjee, Mamata [@mamataofficial] (15 September 2019). "Homage to Gour Khyapa, Baul singer and philosopher, on his birth anniversary" (Tweet). Retweeted by 79 – via Twitter.
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