Real Sugar

by Paban Das Baul & Sam Mills

Real Sugar cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1997
  • Label: Real World
  • Country: India
  • Length: 57:19
  • Community rating: 3.66/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Baul singer Paban Das Baul had been working with guitarist Sam Mills, formerly of 23 Skidoo, since 1988, and their partnership produced one of the first fusions of Bengali Baul song with Western pop production. Mills frames the ektara and dotara playing and Das Baul's singing for Western pop audiences.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, acoustic, male-vocals, traditional, fusion

Tracklist

  1. Dil Ki Doya (5:23)
  2. Nacho Kali (4:39)
  3. Porojonome (7:36)
  4. Ore Poinkha (7:59)
  5. Boshondharar Buke (5:32)
  6. Mon Fakira (5:56)
  7. Choncholo Mon (7:01)
  8. Mon Moti (5:58)
  9. Gopun Premer Kotha (7:11)

Credits

  • Dhruva Mistry - other [gold reliefs]
  • Traditional - lyrics by, lyrics by [improvised around a santal theme]
  • STAC - design concept
  • Tristan Manco - design [graphic design]
  • Andrew Catlin - photography by
  • Ratan Khanna - photography by
  • Bhaba Pagla - lyrics by
  • Paddolochan - lyrics by

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