Dao Ma Makhan Noni/Give Me Butter, Mother

Dao Ma Makhan Noni (Bengali: দাও মা মাখন ননী; transl. Give Me Butter, Mother) is a collaborative track from the album Paban Das Baul and Jonny Wartel. Swedish multi-instrumentalist Jonny Wartel and Bengali Baul folk singer Paban Das Baul composed and performed the song. The track appears as the eighth entry on the 2003 release.

The album Paban Das Baul and Jonny Wartel emerged from a cross-cultural fusion of Baul traditions and Western folk influences. Copenhagen-based label Gravitation issued the recording in CD format. The project marked a documented collaboration between Wartel and Das Baul, though the extent of their prior or subsequent joint work remains unconfirmed in available sources.

Musically, Dao Ma Makhan Noni blends Das Baul’s vocal delivery and ektara (single-stringed drone instrument) with Wartel’s instrumentation, which includes guitar and harmonium. The lyrics employ a childlike plea for butter, a motif recurring in Baul music as a metaphor for spiritual nourishment. The track duration spans approximately four minutes, consistent with the album’s predominantly concise arrangements.

Critical reception and commercial performance of the album are not widely documented. The release aligns with Das Baul’s broader discography, which includes solo Baul recordings and international collaborations. Wartel’s contributions extend to Nordic and global folk projects, though his work with Baul artists remains a distinct phase in his career.

The 2003 CD contains no explicit subdivision into genres, but the label and artists framed it as an exploration of Baul folk traditions through a transnational lens. No reissues, remasters, or alternate versions of the track or album are verified in public records as of the latest available data.