''Inner Knowledge'' is the debut solo studio album by Bengali

Baul The Baul ( bn, বাউল) are a group of mystic minstrels of mixed elements of Sufism, Vaishnavism and Tantra from Bangladesh and the neighboring Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley and Meghalaya. Bauls c ...

singer and musician

Paban Das Baul Paban Das Baul (born 1961) is a noted Baul singer and musician from India, who also plays a ''dubki'', a small tambourine and sometimes an '' ektara'' as an accompaniment. He is known for pioneering traditional Baul music on the international ...

. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 1997 by

Real World Records Real World Records is a British record label specializing in world music. It was founded in 1989 by English musician Peter Gabriel and original members of WOMAD. A majority of the works released on Real World Records feature music recorded at ...

and was produced by

Michael Brook Michael Brook (born 1951) is a Canadian guitarist, inventor, music producer, and film music composer. He plays in many genres, including rock, electronica, world music, minimalism and film scores. His collaborations with musicians around the wor ...

Production and recording

The tracks used for the album were recorded in 1995 recording week at Real World Studios in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

Release and reception

The album was released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 1997 by

. The album was re-released on 4 December 2006 by Womad Select.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the 1997 release *

–

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of th ...

, khamak,

dotara The ''dotara'' (or ''dotar'') Persian ( bn, দোতারা, as, দোতাৰা, literally, 'Of or having two strings') is a two, four, or sometimes five- stringed musical instrument, originating from Iran and Central Asia. It is commo ...

dubki Dubki may refer to: *Dubki, Republic of Dagestan, an urban-type settlement in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia * Dubki, Bezhanitsky District, Pskov Oblast, a village in Bezhanitsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia * Dubki, Ostrovsky District, Pskov ...

* Subal Das Baul – vocals * Nitya Gopal Das – vocals, dotara, khamak * Tinkori Chakravarty – dubki * Mimlu Sen –

ektara Ektara ( bn, একতারা, hi, एकतारा, ur, اِک تارا, ne, एकतारे, pa, ਇਕ ਤਾਰਾ, ta, எக்டரா; literally 'one-string', also called actara, iktar, ektar, yaktaro, gopichand, gopichant, ...

cymbals A cymbal is a common percussion instrument. Often used in pairs, cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates of various alloys. The majority of cymbals are of indefinite pitch, although small disc-shaped cymbals based on ancient designs soun ...

;Additional personnel * Ben Findlay – recorded and mixed * Tchad Blake – recorded and mixed * Anna-Karin Sundin – Graphic design * Carlos Muñoz-Yagüe – photography * Vince Goodsell – instruments photography * Stephen Lovell-Davis – the front cover, back inlay photography * Mimlu Sen – sleeve notes

References

External links

* * * * {{Authority control 1997 debut albums Paban Das Baul albums Real World Records albums