Bhoomi (ভূমি)(literally means earth) is a Bengali urban folk music group based in Kolkata. Formed in 1999, it soon become hugely popular and performed on various local, national, and international platforms. In July 2006 they performed at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.Bhoomi also performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2008. This is the only band that defines its music as ‘urban folk’. The band uses a fusion of modern, urban lyrics with rural Bengali folk tunes like baul. They have also re-done old folk songs which were unknown to modern-day urban Bengali and revived such gems with an infusion of fresh music and a lively spirit and pep to the old songs.