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Baul

American  
[bah-ool] / ˈbɑ ʊl /

noun

  1. a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.


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She created a digital archive of Baul music.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2021

Basing their sound on the haunting singing of the Baul people, they have added a charango from Bolivia and an Arabic oud to create a sound that is both eclectic and very traditional.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2014

"The young generation wants to see the end to this culture of impunity. Whoever you are, you are not beyond justice," said Tapas Baul, a 33-year-old prosecutor at the tribunal.

From Reuters • Dec. 18, 2013

The Wari canal provided drinking water, but had to pass through Tiwanaku territory at the base of Cerro Baul.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Guided, one imagines, by instructions from headquarters, they quickly set up living quarters on Cerro Baul itself.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann