Pagla Kanai
March 18, 1809 –July 12, 1889
Singer, Musician, Poet
Lived 80 years
Pagla Kanai (8 March 1809 – 12 July 1889) was a Bengali mystic folk singer. His songs were in the genre of Jari, Dhua, Pala Gaan, Kobi Gaan, Murshidi, Marfati and Islamic. He was notable for developing a Jari form, called Dhuajari, in which an incident is narrated in a rhythmic tone. He was contemporary of another folk singer Lalon.
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