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Nepal's Hereditary Musician Castes_Behuli Magne Dhun

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Description	Nepal's Hereditary Musician Castes_Behuli Magne Dhun Performers: Sankar Bahadur Pariyar, Mahendra Bahadur Pariyer, Bil Bahadur Pariyar, Manoj Pariyar, Suraj Bahadur Pariyar, Suman Pariyar, Dhurba Pariyar, Baburam Pariyar Date of Recording: 1991 Caste: Damai Collector: Dan Bahadur Nepali Here, the Damai musicians of Lamjung District perform “Behuli Magne Dhun” on panchai baja. During a wedding ceremony, the tune is performed while the groom and his family ask for the bride’s hand. It is believed that performance of such tunes during a wedding ceremony makes the bond between the husband and wife stronger. Instruments: panchai baajaa
Manage No	VI00000586	Running Time	06'11"
Country	Nepal
ICH Domain	Performing Arts, Social practices, rituals, festive events
Videos Photographer	Dan Bahadur Nepali	Year	1991
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