It is here that the Baul singers of Bengal circulate, anchored in a unique way of life. On Music Of The Honey Gatherers, Paban performs songs from the trail of the honey gatherers - the wandering Baul singers from the very eastern end of the Indo-Gangetic plains.
Paban, deeply interested in the process of sound recording, added overdubs of backing vocals, as well as the dubkiand the khamak. The aim was to render the authenticity of Paban's vocals with a minimum of tampering. He sought out sound engineers Subhadeep Sengupta in Kolkata, Francis Bonfanti in Paris (who first recorded Paban in 1977 for the album Le Chant Des Fous) and Paul Chivers in London. He wanted to produce his own album, to record his songs unplugged and to arrange them himself, using all the knowledge he acquired working with Western musicians. Other tracks were recorded in September 2009 in London with Paban's lifelong friend Nimai Goswami.Īfter releasing a number of crossover albums, from 1994 to 2004, Paban wanted to return to his folk origins and re-explore Baul culture in light of his experiences. Some songs were recorded at home in Montreuil, France, and include the exceptional Rajasthan musicians Nathoolal Solanki (the monumental nagara player from Pushkar) and Chugge Khan (from Jaisalmir). It was recorded on spare days, in between concerts and travels, between 20. Stripped back and raw, this album is the culmination of many years' work, imbued with the itinerant flavour of life on the road.
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