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Bahira Niska Apsara
This is a women’s folk song sung during the Teej festival. It is a conversation between a father and daughter. The father tries to persuade the daughter to marry a man who has come to the house to ask for her hand. The daughter asks questions about the man's personality, his house, and his lifestyle to which her father replies that he will be the best fit for her. The tempo of the song is medium.
Nepal 1905 -
Swasthani Mangalacharana
“Swasthani Mangalacharana” is chanted in the evening before reciting each chapter of Swasthani Bratakatha to pray to ask God to listen to the chanting from this holy book, accept the worship, and give his blessing. Swastani is a Hindu legend about the goddess Swasthani and Lord Shiva.
Nepal 1905 -
Musical pieces in the weddings (Instrumental ensemble)
Marriage to the Nùng ethnic minority is not merely that of a couple but has a greater meaning that is the ritual of community cohesion, keeping the ethnic group’s cultural identity. A wedding ceremony takes place in accordance with certain traditions and customs, such as bride and groom welcoming, ancestor worshiping, groom receiving; asking for a bride welcoming, etc. In the celebration to ask for the bride, the heads of the groom’s family will play music or sing to ask for the bride, and the bride’s family also plays music or sings in response. The instrumental music in Nùng weddings is mainly performed by men. Musical instruments may include the nhị (two-string fiddle), wind instruments, and cymbals.
Viet Nam 1970