Inner Knowledge

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]

Inner Knowledge
Studio album by Paban Das Baul
Released	November 4, 1997
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)

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

1. "Inner Knowledge". Real World Records. 4 November 1997. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
2. "Paban Das Baul : Inner Knowledge". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

External links

• Inner Knowledge in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• Inner Knowledge at AllMusic
• Inner Knowledge at Discogs
• Inner Knowledge at MusicBrainz (list of releases)