Inner Knowledge

1997 studio album by Paban Das Baul

Inner Knowledge

Studio album by

Paban Das Baul

Released

November 4, 1997 (1997-11-04)

Recorded

1995

Venue

Real World Studios, England

Studio

Real World Studios

Genre

folk
world
country

Length

66:27

Label

Real World Records

Producer

Michael Brook

Paban Das Baul chronology

Inner Knowledge
(1997)

Music of the Honey Gatherers
(2010)

Inner Knowledge is the debut solo studio album by Bengali Baul singer and musician Paban Das Baul. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 1997 by Real World Records and was produced by Michael Brook.^[1]

Production and recording

The tracks used for the album were recorded in 1995 recording week at Real World Studios in England.^[1]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

The album was released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 1997 by Real World Records. The album was re-released on 4 December 2006 by Womad Select.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Paramey Param" (Bliss)	05:19
2.	"Nodi Bhora" (River Full of Waves)	06:45
3.	"Premer Iskuley" (School of Love)	06:40
4.	"Gour Milena" (Holy Marks)	05:01
5.	"Dhire Dhire" (Row Your Boat Steadily)	08:53
6.	"Gharer Karigar" (Your Architect is Inside You)	10:34
7.	"Sahajey Pagol" (Easily Mad)	05:27
8.	"Khejur Gachey Hari" (Tie My Spirit to the Date Palm Tree)	08:01
9.	"Mojar Karkhana" (Strange Factory)	09:47
Total length:		66:27

Personnel

Adapted from the 1997 release^[1]

Paban Das Baul – lead vocals, khamak, dotara, dubki
Subal Das Baul – vocals
Nitya Gopal Das – vocals, dotara, khamak
Tinkori Chakravarty – dubki
Mimlu Sen – ektara, cymbals

Additional personnel

Ben Findlay – recorded and mixed (all but 5)
Tchad Blake – recorded and mixed (5)
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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Inner Knowledge". Real World Records. 4 November 1997. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ "Paban Das Baul : Inner Knowledge". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 13 October 2020.