ISBN-13: 9783659293337 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 192 str.
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"