Rai Bandona/Prayer to Radhu

Paban Das Baul and Jonny Wartel is a collaborative studio album released in 2003. The project paired Paban Das Baul, a practitioner of the Baul tradition from Bengal, with Jonny Wartel, a musician and producer known for experimental and world fusion works. The label Gravitation issued the album in CD format.

The album opens with Rai Bandona/Prayer to Radhu as its first track. The composition blends Baul folk elements with contemporary production techniques. Paban Das Baul contributed vocals and traditional instrumentation, including the ektara and khamak, while Jonny Wartel provided electronic textures and arrangement. The track exemplifies the album’s fusion of devotional Baul music with ambient and electronic influences.

Limited documentation exists regarding the album’s full tracklist, production process, or commercial reception. The collaboration marked an early 2000s effort to bridge Bengali folk traditions with global electronic music. No reissues or alternate formats have been confirmed as of the latest available records.