Synths meet legüero drums on Santiago Córdoba & The Bauls of Bengal’s new LP

Fusing traditional songs of the Bauls with rhythmic Jhumar instrumental improvisations.

Santiago Córdoba & The Bauls of Bengal have released a new album, called Doroja, via Earthly Measures.

The album was recorded in Calcutta’s Hansadhwani Studio, having been conceived during a residency in the city during 2017.

Across Doroja, Santiago Córdoba & The Bauls of Bengal combine the traditional songs of the Bauls — a Bengali cultural tradition recognised in UNESCO’s list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity — with rhythmic Jhumar instrumental improvisations and Argentinian legüero drumming.

Purchase a copy of Doroja here, and check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

2. Manush Gache Ekbar

3. Tigres en Fuga

4. Guru Krishna Namer

5. Sundarbans I

6. Ja Ja Tusu

7. Sundarbans II

8. Alga Rollo Ghorer Doroja