বাংলা 
English 
Omullo Shah, or Amir Ali (born 1879 - died 1952), was one of the principal Bauls of the later generation of Lalon Shah's Baul tradition. Although his family name was Amir Ali, he became known as Omullo Shah from his youth, and it is by that name that he is known in all publicity, publications and in society. His identity by his original name is, so to speak, non-existent.
Omullo Shah was born in 1879 (1286 of the Bengali era) in the village of Nawdagaon of Maheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah. He was one of the two sons of Khoshtan Ali and Rahatan Nesha.
After completing his primary education, he became proficient in raga music under Haridas Bairagi of Maheshpur. He also gained skill in instrumental music. In Calcutta he took lessons in high classical music. Later he came into contact with the Vaishnava-Bauls of Bardhaman-Birbhum. He became drawn to kirtan and Baul songs. Subsequently he went to the akhra of Khodabaksh Shah at Hariarghata in Harinakundu upazila. At this akhra he became attached to the songs of Lalon.
Because Amir Ali attained exceptional skill in mystic devotion and vocal music, his diksha-guru (initiating guru) Zahur Shah honoured him with the name 'Omullo'.
He left behind a unique contribution in the field of collecting the songs of Lalon and mastering their tunes. The contribution of his thirty years of spiritual endeavour is remembered as a special means of the propagation of Lalon's songs and of their attaining the status of popular music in society at large.
Omullo Shah was not only a musician but also a lyricist. Two of his notable songs:
- Pakhi ure gelo, shadher pinjra bhangia (The bird has flown away, breaking the cage of longing)
- Tora dhar go dhar amar pranbondhure (Hold, oh hold, my bosom friend)
His countless folk songs scattered by word of mouth have still not been collected.
Omullo Shah, a special figure of devotional music, passed away in 1952.
