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RD Burman was Babu Kishan's Indian Cinema Guru for 13 years.

1/15/2019

 
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Babu Kishan in this photo is Called Baboo, they are in RD Burman's private Music Room in his residence. Baboo Oriental Gramophone Record Company.

BabuKishan already knew RD Burman from Bengal, his family was like family to Babu and when he arrived in Mumbai  he started working as R D Burman’s assistant, learning Indian Cinema Music from one of the all time greats in Indian film music. Babu spent about 13 years with Legendary Music Director RD Burman during some of RD Burmans most difficult times, until his death in 1994. At first Bombay was a foreign place to Babukishan, he spoke Bengali and needed to learn Hindi, he was just a kid and  had been  living in hotels.

When RD Burman found out that Babu has been living in a hotel which was expensive he arranged  for Babu to meet  the upcoming singer Abhijit  from Kanpur, State of  UP but  Bengali, he thought Babu and Abhijit could help each other out by becoming house mates. RD Burman also suggested that Babu start working in the music industry while he was getting his Music Composer career off the ground.

​Burman introduced Babu to his first contacts, at R.K Electronics. Burman thought Babu was dynamic and energetic he knew that Babu would be perfect for the job. Babu is so greatful to  R D Burman.  R.K Electronics needed someone to promote their company and Babu already having  fame as a Music Composer in Bengal was the guy to do this and Babu Kishan knew all distribution contacts from the Eastern Zone. He introduced R.K Electronics to the Eastern Zone and the combination today is know as TIPS Industry, one of largest  Entertainment Companies  in India.

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Do you want business or just to send unexperienced, Canadian Delegations for a Holiday?

1/14/2019

 
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Babu Kishan's friends from Indian Cinema (Bollywood) that live in have been calling and saying what the hell is going on #pune #Mumbai #NewDelhi. They were in asking Babu Kishan recently because they keep in touch with him personally through WhatsApp and facebook? 

"Hey Babu we just met couple of #weird and #bizarre kind of people from #Canada, they called themselves a #Canadiandelegations they were trying to connect, however, they did not know anything about Indian Film and Music and they wanted to know more from us, seriously was this a joke, who sends these people from Canada and why do they not have any experience? 
Indian people are not stupid, why would you send people who know nothing and are just fishing for their own benefit not for Canada's benefit?

Hmmmm... interesting!! 

They trying to do contact with #Indian #musicians #filmpeople and others with sponsored #funds #grants by #Musicbc #Creativebc #SBOT#PremierDelegations #CanadianPrimeMinisterDelegation.

They were put off and know I am here in Canada with a lifetime of experience and why would Canada be so stupid to send rookies that do not even know the people? Just a waste of their time and Canadian funds. This is embarrassing for Canada and embarrassing Canada.

Just wasting #Canadians #Taxpayersmoney 

What you are doing there, and what #CanadianGovernment doing or allowing all never sending the right people as #delegations someone with experience who has at least worked with them. 

The India film people said to me, they have a very special person like you and bringing people here just for #holidayfun and using a huge number of #canadianmoney for unnecessary cause...? 

You the only We know have any #knowledges or #experiences than any one as #history because you have been in Indian Cinema since the beginning with experience.

The only things I could say is I have been watching this #game from 10 years now and I have no idea what is going on in Canada the blind leading the blind.

They have been coming and going to India for a long time the  #result just #ZERO why because lack of #experiences or #knowledges of India, Indian Music, Politics and Indian Cinema (Bollywood). 


Life Member of Indian Cine Music Directors Association  
Life Member of Indian Performing Rights Society
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RELEASED 500 ALBUMS SUCCESSFULLY "PRIVATE AND INDIAN CINEMA"
RELEASED 300 Film ALL TOP LABELS AND FILM LABELS IN INDIA.
MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST PLAYING, Master of 15 INSTRUMENTS 
Composed,Produced,Marketed Successfully 60 ALBUMS
200 or more of his poetry (lyrics) have produced super duper hit songs. 

150 MUSICAL SCORES FOR INDIAN CINEMA 

Senior Management in Indian Cinema, Music Consultant, Major Bollywood Event Film and Music Release Event Planner. Lifetime friends with Senior Journalist of all Major News Sources and Connected Politically from a young age.

​Babu Kishan aka Krishnendu Das has been a Cultural Representative of India for 45 years appointed by the Government of India (not self appointed), traveling through India and Worldwide for the Indian Government as a representative of India since 1970 With the ​Sangeet Natak Akademi ​"Indian National Academy of Music Dance and Drama" & ICCR "Indian Council of Cultural Relations"

Senior Management in Indian Cinema, Music Consultant, Major Bollywood Event Film and Music Release Event Planner. Lifetime friends with Senior Journalist of all Major News Sources and Connected Politically from a young age.
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Allen Ginsberg and Baul - Babu Kishan aka Krishnendu Das Baul

1/11/2019

 
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 The American Poet Allen Ginsberg &
Babu Kishan The Indian Poet, Indian Music Composer and Baul of Bengal, Grandson of Nabani Das Khyapa Baul and eldest son of Purna Das Baul.

BABU KISHAN LINK ON ALLEN GINSBERG.ORG / MISC..

Babu Kishan and Allen Ginsberg were friends for 2 decades, stories will be revealed in Babu Kishan's new book on Historical Bauls of Birbhum Bengal India. All Baul follow this lineage.

Poetry written by Allen
Ginsberg for Babu Kishan
This is the only Baul Poetry Allen Ginsberg wrote.


“Baul of Bengal, I sing for all,  Blue Danube is my Jamuna,  Hudson my Vrindavan, see me in Calcutta, Toronto and London,  Hear my call Baul of Bengal,  Same man many names,  same player,  many games,  Love is magic to win at life,  Hear my call O Baul of Bengal.”  
 

Written by Allen Ginsberg in 1983, 
as a gift to Babu Kishan ' 


Babukishan composed the music for the original in collaboration with Garth Hudson, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, (of The Band) Bob Dylan's Band for the 1985 tour of America in which Babu Kishan attended an American tour with Bob Dylan & The Band, singing Allen Ginsberg's poetry.  

This is the one and only piece of 'Baul poetry Ginsberg' wrote.  
​Babu Kishan sang this on 40 city American tour with
​'Bob Dylan and the Band'. 


Babu Kishan is the first and only authentic Baul educated at the University level as a paid lecturer teaching the History of Baul to the Universities around the world starting back in the 1970's

​He is the first Baul to take Baul Music from Hindustan Records to the World famous music 
label EMI and HMV and other record companies.


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The only Baul poetry written by Allen Ginsberg as a gift to Babu Kishan. Babu Kishan composed and sang this song on a 40 city tour of America with Bob Dylan and The Band.

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Babu Kishan released all of Bob Dylans Music in India and Asia

1/11/2019

 
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Babu Kishan gave Bob Dylan the name 'Western Baul' 
Babu  Kishan released all Bob Dylans records in India.


No one in India would know who or what Bob Dylan music was without Babu Kishan. RV Pandit 'Chairman of CBS India' which was later sold to Sony, asked Babu Kishan, 'why are you always promoting this guy Bob Dylan?" Babu has always been enthralled with Bob Dylan poetic songs since he came to know his father was on the cover of Bob Dylans album, "John Wesley Harding" 1967.

Babu Kishan was always inspired by Bob Dylan and he knew him personally and became friends with him.  

​When Babu Kishan worked at CBS India he had tried to bring Bob Dylan to India, he could not get sponsorship or enough interest. Babu Kishan was influenced by his poetry and music. They had a regular connection through 'Al Aronowitz' who was the 'Father Rock Journalism in America' Aronowiz introduced 'Bob Dylan to Allen Ginsberg' & 'The Beatles when Bob Dylan'.
  Al Aronowitz of the Blacklisted Journalist, was a very dear friend of Babu Kishan's and they would talk daily. Al in New York & Babu Kishan in Bombay & Babu would visit once a year in New York along with Allen Ginsberg.

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​Go to 'Bauls of Bengal',
On Dylan's Web Site - Expecting Rain
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at the Botton of the page there are two links for Babu Kishan, 
​one is an old web site unactivated and the other is Who is Babu Kishan.

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In Garth Hudson's album (The Sea to the North), Babu Kishan played percussion and was the Indian Music supervisor to for this album.
​Garth Hudson was part of Bob Dylans (The Band) as was Levon Helm.
Both Garth and Levon were great friends of Babu Kishan's for years since the early 1980's, this photo is in 202
​RIP Levon Helm. 
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"Comment by Bob Dylan's drummer 
​'Levon Helm' of The Band

Levon was watching Babu's playing with music at Levon's recording studio.
Babu Kishan was a long time friend and Levon's Indian Drum teacher.

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"Babu is not only a traditional authentic Baul
but an extra ordinary genius personality."
Levon Helm

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The above photo was taken  in Woodstock NY at Albert B Grossman's studio for the launch of Al Aronowitz's (the father of Rock journalism) the man who introduced Bob Dylan to the Beatles.

​ Babu with Levon Helm. Babu knew Levon Helm going back since the early 1980's, this picture was taken in 2004.
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Babu Kishan at Bob Dylan's home in Woodstock playing on Bob's piano, early 1980's.
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Albert B Grossman and Sally Grossman arranged to bring Nabani Das Khyapa Baul to America in 1967 beause Allen Ginsberg requested that they bring Nabani to America but he refused and sent his too son's Purna Das Baul and Laxshman Das Baul thus this is when Purna Das Baul met Bob Dylan. It was not until 18 years later that Babu Kishan met them and made friends with them again on his own... that he reunited his father Purna Das Baul.

Wrong quote on the 1973 reunion of Purna Das Baul and Bob Dylan was 1985 it was Babu Kishan who rented them, it was a surprised organized by Babu Kishan for his father and he arranged it through Al Aronowitz and Allen Ginsberg who he had already met years before.

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    unique, personal stories, past and present of 40 years in Indian Cinema (Bollywood) and a lifetime in Indian Music in India and around the world with all the Greats of Indian Music and Greats outside of India.

    "Spotlight on Babu Kishan" aka Krishnendu Das coming soon to Youtube.

    These are not just fan photo's, these are stories and people who Babu Kishan worked with and had personal relationships with over long periods of time in India and outside of Indian since the 1970's because Babu has been traveling the world from India since the 1971.. Before the internet, before Indian's were even coming to America. Babu Kishan has already been there done that ambassador of Indian Culture.

     It was difficult back then, which today is so easy to do.

    Babu Kishan is one of the very few pioneers of  Indian Music who went outside of India. He is a leader in the recording and producing, of Indian music in India. He had a hand in all the Major Music Companies in Bombay India and was there from the beginning.

    He is the first to create fusion music and World Music in India playing with Bob Dylan 40 concerts around the USA, jamming The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Beach Boys and many more.

     His Bollywood Music Guru was RD Burman whom he was an assistant to for 14 years.
     
    He speaks and has recorded in an unlimited amount of Indian Languages, and is a Sanskritist (oral and classical) at the highest Levels.
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    He is the first to record the Hanuman Chalisa and to help create many of India's top Music Companies in Mumbai. He categorized all of India's Folk music for the Record Companies in Mumbai. He is a Folk Music Expert.

    Today anybody can have a picture with a famous person but to actually have friendships and have worked in Indian Cinema at the beginning of the stories is way different. He was one of the original people who actually created Bollywood & the name Bollywood in Bombay.


    ​Babu Kishan is a behind the scenes of Indian Cinema and Indian a Music Legend.
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    Babu Kishan has been a:  
    Cultural Representative of India for 40 years,
    traveling worldwide as a representative of 'India'. 
    With the

    Sangeet Natak Akademi
    ​"Indian National Academy of Music Dance and Drama"
     
    &
    ICCR "Indian Council of Cultural Relations"
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    New Book on Babu Kishan's life coming soon!

    Master of Indian Music
    Pandit
    Indian Music
    Indian Folk
    Indian Cinema
    Bollywood
    Music Director
    Music Composer
    Music Producer
    ​Fusion


    Multi-Instrumental playing 15 or more instruments.

    Released over 1000 albums

     Produced over 60 albums

    '150 Musical Scores for Indian Cinema'

    Master of 

    Indian Classical,
    Baul, Bhajan, Kirtan, chant Master
    Baul Kirtan
    East West
    ​Fusion 

    An Award winning Music Composer and Film maker.

    As an 11 year old he was awarded, 
    "The youngest  Music and Film Director  in Bengal" in 1978 in the 1980's he was highly awarded as a Music Composer in Bengal. He went on to receive a 2007 award for his contribution to Bollywood, A lifetime Achievement
    Award from Bollywood Buddy.

    ​Babu then known as Krishnendu Das composed all of his famous fathers music and those albums were the most successful of Purna Das Bauls career.

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