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Nepal's Hereditary Musician Castes_Shree Krishna Ko Gatha

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Description	Nepal's Hereditary Musician Castes_Shree Krishna Ko Gatha Performer: Hum Bahadur Gandharva Date of Recording: 1992 Caste: Gandharva Collector: Ram Prasak Kadel The late Hum Bahadur 'Huni Maya' Gandharva was a very famous saarangi player and singer from Tansen in the Palpa District in the Lumbini zone of west Nepal. In this video recording, he sings about the epic of Lord Krisha. People of the Gandharva caste perform this song while visiting houses in the morning. It is believed that the song is sacred and brings well-being and prosperity to the family. Instrument: saarangi
Manage No	VI00000585	Running Time	14'43"
Country	Nepal
ICH Domain	Performing Arts, Social practices, rituals, festive events
Videos Photographer	Ram Prasak Kadel	Year	1992
Place	Nepal	File Size	N/A
Definition	N/A	File Format	N/A
Copyright	Music Museum of Nepal (MMN), ICHCAP

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VI00000591 Nepal's Hereditary Musician Castes_Folk Melodies in Sarangi and Jhamtaar
Nepal's Hereditary Musician Castes_Folk Melodies in Sarangi and Jhamtaar Performers: Padam Gandharva, Surbahadur Gandharva Date of Recording: 1994 Caste: Gandharva Collector: Ram Prasad Kadel Here two Gandharva musicians, Padam Gandharva and Surbahadur, Gandharva, perform some popular folk tunes of Nepal in Sarangi and Jhamtaar. Both Gandharva are very famous musicians in their communities. Sarangi is a very popular string instrument of Nepal, whereas Jhamtar is a rare string instrument. The Music Museum of Nepal has filmed this video for its archive, which hosts various rare folk songs and dances of Nepal. Instrument: saarangi, jhamtaar

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Nepal 1994