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The earliest Bengali music was influenced by Sanskrit chants, and evolved under the influence of Vishnu poetry such as the 13th-century Jayadeva’s Gitagovindam, whose songs continue to be sung in many eastern Hindu temples. A mixture of Hindu and Islamic trends was seen during the middle ages when the musical tradition was formalized under the patronage of Nawabs and the powerful landlords. Much of the early music is devotional, as in the Hindu devotional songs of Ramprasad Sen, a bhakta who captures the Bengali ethos Ma Kali. Another famous writer of the time was Vidyapati. Notable in this devotional poetry is an earthiness that does not distinguish between love in its carnal and devotional forms.
Rabindranath Tagore also known in Bengali as Robi Thakur and Gurudeb, the latter meaning "Divine Teacher” is considered the biggest stalwart of Bengali music and literature and to his credit a collection of more than 2000 songs. His songs are affectionately called Rabindra Sangeet, whose themes vary from romantic love in a lush Bengali setting to universal love, often inspired by the lilas of Krishna and the transcendentalism of the Upanishads. Among the most acclaimed Rabindra Sangeet artists in West Bengal are Kanika Bandyopadhyay, Debobroto Biswas, Suchitra Mitra, and, more recently, Promita Mallik.

Another influential Bengali musician is Kazi Nazrul Islam, whose work is referred to as Nazrul geeti. The most notable Nazrul geeti singers are Firoza Begum, Anup Ghoshal, and Sohrab Hossain.

The concept of patriotism entered Bengali music, beginning with the establishment of Hindu Mela in 1867 and the patriotic genre became a major part of Bengali music until its independence in 1947.

Some of my favorite old Bengali songs are:

1.  Aami chini go chini tomare by Rabindranath Tagore
2. Sakhi bhabona kaharey baley by Rabindranath Tagore
3. Aakash bhara by Rabindranath Tagore
4. Tora je ja bolish by Rabindranath Tagore.