Padavali Kirtan by Swapan Boral

The Padavali Kirtan is the devotional music of the Vaishnava community of Bengal. It evolved from various popular and classical forms of singing before the advent of Sri Chaitanya in 15th century. The texts of these kirtans consist of well known Vaishnava poems, which celebrate the divine love of Krishna and Radha, and are musically based on Hindustani music ragas. An improvisatory technique called akhor, which enables the singer to elaborate the existing words of a poem, provides the music with a more complex structure.

The padavali kirtans in this album are sung by Swapan Boral, who comes from the Garanhati tradition of Gauriya Kirtan singing. He was initiated to the art at a very early age and today he is a leading exponent of this style. He is accompanied on the khol drum by Patit Paban.

Track Listing

101	Panchatatva Vandana (Invocation to the Panchatatvas)	Swapan Boral	02:59
102	Gourachandrika - Sri Krishna Chaitanya Eshechhe je (In Praise of Gouranga)	Swapan Boral	08:16
103	Nam Samkirtan (Chanting the Name of Krishna)	Swapan Boral	05:34
104	Nivedana - Madhava, bahut minati kori toy (Offerings)	Swapan Boral	07:18
105	Shyamer banshi Radha bole (Shyam's flute sings the name of Radha)	Swapan Boral	04:45
106	Rai kanakmukur kati (The Beauty of Radharani)	Swapan Boral	06:53