Anando Gopal Das is a traditional Baul musician from a village in West Bengal, India. His parents and grandparents were well-known in the villages for their beautiful voices and command of the traditional instruments.

Unlike many musicians, who have forsaken the traditional style, Anando has remained true to his culture. The songs are sung just as they might be in the countryside, where, if you're lucky, you might chance to hear a beautiful melody floating across a river or field, or across a small village at night.

Anando plays all the instruments and sings. He plays the one-string ektara, a drone instrument, and several types of drum.

His friend and traveling companion of many years, Nimai Das Boirago, plays one of the most difficult instruments, the khomok. This is a stringed drum which gives both percussion and melody. It takes a delicate touch, but is an instrument of great power and expression.

Bikash Sarkar plays the dotara, a stringed instrument that sounds somewhat like a mandolin. Bikash also sings with his powerful voice.

Uma Rani Das, the only woman in the group, both sings and plays khol, a large ceramic drum. The khol is not considered to be a lady's instrument! But, like most traditional musicians, Uma began her dozen-year apprenticeship with a master when she was seven. She spent much of her young life playing on street corners with her father.