| Patua Sangeet পটুয়া সঙ্গীত | |
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| Native name | Poter Gan পটের গান |
| Etymology | songs made my bengal patua |
| Stylistic origins | Blueblood of Bengal |
| Cultural origins | ancient time to present, Bengal region |
| Typical instruments | free voice and folk instrument |
| Regional scenes | |
| India (West Bengal) | |
| Local scenes | |
| Birbhum, Medinipur | |
Patua Sangeet or Poter Gan is a cultural tradition of Bengal Patachitra. It is performed by a Patua.[1] It is famous in the village part of West Bengal like Birbhum, Jhargram, Bardhaman and Murshidabad as a folk song of West Bengal.[2]
- ^ Sri Ashutosh Bhattacharya. Bangiyo Loko-Sangeet Ratnakosh. Kolkata: Paschimbanga Loko Sanskriti Gobeshona Kendra. p. 1041.
- ^ "Myths and Folktales in the Patachitra Art of Bengal: Tradition and Modernity - The Chitrolekha Journal on Art and Design". The Chitrolekha Journal on Art and Design. 2015-08-02. Retrieved 2018-05-18.