The Music of Bengal

lilting Tagore songs
sparkle with a strange beauty
hot Bengali nights

Kim M. Russell, 14th August 2018

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My response to Carpe Diem #1496 Rabindra Sangeet, the music of Bengal

Another episode in India brings us to Bengal and a kind of music that has only words written by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), music known as Rabindra Sangeet.

6 thoughts on “The Music of Bengal”

  3. the words, the music – hypnotic wouldn’t you say? I drift away to some.where.other. even if I don’t know the language or watch the videos …

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