সংগীত ও বহমান পরম্পরা
Music & Living Traditions
Documenting the folk, Baul, mystic, spiritual and regional music of Bengal — and the people and places behind it.
বাংলার শিল্প ও সংস্কৃতি
Tradition is a Solution
A multicultural research and creativity platform exploring arts, music, heritage, craftsmanship, nature and human expression across Bangladesh and South Asia.
About us
About Obokolpo Bangladesh
Obokolpo Bangladesh is a multicultural research and creativity platform exploring the relationships between arts, music, heritage, craftsmanship, nature, and human expression. Rooted in the cultural landscapes of Bangladesh and South Asia, Obokolpo Bangladesh works to preserve traditional knowledge while creating space for experimentation and new forms of expression.
ঐতিহ্য রক্ষা, ভবিষ্যতের জন্য।
What we preserve
Heritage we hold close
Twelve traditions at the heart of our work — and a great deal more along the way.
দক্ষিণ এশিয়ার লোককথা ও লোকঐতিহ্য
South Asian Folklores
Folk tales, myths, legends, ballads, proverbs, riddles and oral histories, traced as they travel between communities.
ঐতিহ্যবাহী ও নৃসংগীতের বাদ্যযন্ত্র
Traditional and Ethnomusical Instruments
Ektara, Dotara, Setara, Gopi Yantra, Khamak and Sarinda — studied as vessels of craft knowledge, not objects.
কাঠের শিল্প ও কারুশিল্পের ঐতিহ্য
Traditional Wood Art & Craft
Local wood species, selection, carving, joinery and ornamentation — and the knowledge built around working with wood.
ঐতিহ্যবাহী ও আধুনিক আসবাব
Traditional and Modern Furniture
From piri and jalchowki to palang, chests and shelves — design, materials, technique and the memory they embody.
কারুশিল্প ও নির্মাণজ্ঞান
Craftsmanship & Making Knowledge
How a craftsperson observes, selects, prepares and shapes a material — the process valued as much as the object.
Get involved
Help us carry Bangla's heritage forward.
Artists, researchers, volunteers and supporters — there is a place for you in this work. Write to us and let us talk.