Kaliya

\"Kaliya\" is a track by Bengali folk musician Paban Das Baul, featured as the opening song on his album Music of the Honey Gatherers. The album released on May 24, 2010, under Riverboat Records in CD format. The track runs for 3 minutes and 17 seconds.

Paban Das Baul composed and performed \"Kaliya\" in the Baul tradition, a syncretic folk style originating in rural Bengal. The song incorporates elements of mystical poetry, devotional themes and the ektara (single-stringed drone instrument), a hallmark of Baul music. The album title references the honey gatherer motif, a recurring symbol in Baul philosophy representing the pursuit of divine truth.

Music of the Honey Gatherers marked one of Paban Das Baul’s international releases, distributing his work beyond South Asia. Riverboat Records, a subsidiary of World Music Network, produced the album with a focus on traditional and contemporary folk expressions. The tracklist and liner notes provide context for Baul music’s spiritual and cultural significance, though specific lyrical translations for \"Kaliya\" remain undocumented in the release materials.

The album received attention for its preservation of Baul traditions while introducing the genre to global audiences. Paban Das Baul’s performance style in \"Kaliya\" blends vocal improvisation with rhythmic khamak (percussion) and dotara (plucked lute) accompaniment. No official music video or alternate versions of the track exist in the public record. The release date coincides with a period of renewed interest in Bengali folk music during the early 2010s.