My Compelling Story

Madol is the first all-women professional folk band based out of the capital city of West Bengal, Kolkata. A few years back, famous folk singer and researcher, Dr Tapan Roy, conceptualised Madol, the female folk band. Throughout West Bengal and India, Madol is adored by its Bengali audience for its authentic folk presentation. Dr Tapan Roy had been working on this subject for a long time and he felt the necessity of a folk band formed by female singers. When it performed for the first time in public, it was highly acclaimed by folk lovers. Madol is mainly a female folk band that is constantly presenting the various aspects of a rural female life such as their happiness, their grieves, their pain from separation and also their various rituals to the urban society such as – Bhatiyali, Dhamail, Biyer Gan, Bhadu, Tusu, Jhumur, Bhawaiya, Chatka, etc. Audiences applauded Madol’s presentation every time. Dr Tapan Roy has presented his concepts and ideas regarding folk music throughout his own folk presentation, which is also reflected in the presentations of Madol either on stage or in their albums.