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Baul Samrat
The Baul legend’s departure has created a permanent vacuum in folk music.
'Gari cholena, cholena, cholena re .... gari cholena' the mortal engines of the physical vehicle belonging to the great spiritual baul exponent of Bangladesh, Baul Samrat' (King of Bauls) Shah Abdul Karim, has indeed come to a halt forever to travel afresh towards eternity at the age of93.
Born on a Falgun day of 1916 to Ibrahim Ali and Naiorjaan Bibi, in the village of Ujandhol, under present upazilla of Derai in Sunamganj district, young Abdul Karim passed his boyhood amidst sheer poverty and daily hardship. Unlike others, little Karim always felt an alluring puli towards mysticism and folk music. Conventional educational for Karim lasted only a week at a night shift village school. Dropping out of classroom, Shah Abdul Karim got engaged as a cattle-herder and during evening hours spent his time in baul ashors, pala gaan and such. Though his parents never disliked his musical attraction, yet Shah Abdul Karim had to face social stigma and desertion for his love of music.
During the raw years of the Baul Samrat's carrier, his chief mentors included Baul Shadhak Rashid
Uddin, Kamal Uddin and Shah Ibrahim Mastan Baksh of the Bhati (low-lying) regions. The music maestro had equal aptitude in a diverse field of Bangla folk melody including haul songs and spiritual songs in addition to Bhatia Ii. Tremendously inspired by his wife, Shah Abdul Karim found maximum energy and gusto in his musical activities. His unique com positions of ‘Aftab Sangeet' are a great dedication
towards the memory of his loving wife, late Aftabunessa Sarala, whose sudden demise was a great shock for Abdul Karim.
Following the philosophies of Baul greats Shadhok Lalan Shah, Panju Shah and Duddu Shah, the Baul Samrat' had written
and composed some 1600 songs
Baul Shalt Abdul Karim always fought for the common masses so to say, for the deprived and the oppressed humanity. During the Language Movement and Liberation of Bangladesh, political leaders including Maulana Bhashani, Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujibur Rahman, Hossain Shahecd Suhrawardi and others
found the rebellious voice of the late singer in strong harmony with Gonosangeet ashors.
Through the worldly demise of the 'Baul Samrat', the country has lost a legendarygenius.
AzizAmirul
Uttara, Dhaka