Khaibar Fakir of Gorbhanga village of Nadia district in West Bengal has been groomed by various veteran artists and votaries. He is Baul guru, a soulful singer and also plays folk instruments like Dotara, Ektara. Khaibar has his own ashram, where he coaches his disciples in Baul Fakiri philosophy and songs. His Murshidi, Marfati and Fakiri songs have been appreciated across India including the Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi, Alliance Francaise, Bangalore, Hazarduari Utsav, Murshidabad. Khaibar Fakir has recorded his songs for albums like ‘Lokjaan’, ‘Bhabnagar’ and ‘Gorbhangar Gaan II’. Khaibar has also performed in international festivals including Japan, Damascus Festival of Spiritual & Religious Music, Syria in 2012 and Gannat festival France.
Khaibar Fakir was a part of the Baul Fakiri team at the Damascus Festival of Spiritual & Religious Music, Syria in 2012. The team also contained yet another Baul Fakiri musician from Gorbhanga, Nadia, viz., Babu Fakir, Baulani (woman Baul) Subhadra Sharma et al. Bauls from Bengal had mesmerized the audience with their performance there.
Khaibar Fakir had participated in Gannat Festival in France. It was the 42nd year of that international folk festival and was held between the 7th and the 26th of July, 2015. The audience was captivated by his performance in France.
