Kali Dasgupta, Indian folklorist and musician passed away in the early morning of 6th September.

Kali spent much of his life collecting and researching the songs and music of Indian workers, fishermen, tea plantation workers, elephant trainers, boatmen, sweepers, and others.

Early in his life Kali realised that folk music is has it's own rules. It often uses a different scale with notes that don't fit well with concert instruments. So he became an expert player of the Dotara and Ectara Lauwyia, traditional instuments and an expert singer of the songs he was collecting.

read more about Kali at
http://kalidasgupta.com