B?ul Fusion Music. A New Musical Genre (?)

      Аннотация: B?ul refers to a devotional sect, a mystic philosophy and a sacred musical genre of Bengal that are inextricably linked with one another. B?uls are a group of mendicant minstrels strongly opposed to formal religious practices, rites, customs and scriptures who dedicate their entire lives for the realization of the inner soul or the moner m?nush through the medium of music. Despite traditional B?uls’ attempts to preserve musical purity, B?ul music’s contact with other musical influences has transformed it over the years leading to the production of a new musical genre known as B?ul Fusion music two decades ago. This study examines the transformation of traditional B?ul music into a new musical genre labeled B?ul Fusion music.The study begins by tracing the emergence of B?ul music following the evolution of the cult and its philosophy. This is followed by an examination of the gradual transformation of traditional B?ul music into a new musical genre that has come to be known as B?ul Fusion music. It draws on genre theories of music and interviews with contemporary B?ul and non-B?ul musicians and analyzes contemporary B?ul music in order to explain its transformation into a new genre

Ключевые слова: Media, Genre, Baul, B?ul philosophy, fusion music, B?ul music, Music