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Precious Drops from Nepal's Fountain of Folk Music

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- Folk Melodies of Nepal
- It has been estimated that Nepal's repertoire of folk melodies once numbered more than sixty thousand. The country’s landscape features rivers, hills, mountains, plains, and streams, as well as an extremely rich flora and fauna, which have all inspired Nepal's folk musicians. In the past, communities were more isolated from one another due to the difficult terrain and the lack of roads and transport. Thus, every small village developed its own melodies. For example, it is said that the call of the bharedwaja bird inspired at least 128 different rhythms.

Nepal's Hereditary Musician Castes

SOUND LIST
1	Bangari Bhaka Performers: Durga Thapa, Prem Dev Giri Date of Recording: 1998 Caste: Magar Collector: Prem Dev Giri	06'46"
2	Jhamke Fuli Performers: Durga Thapa, Prem Dev Giri, Padam Gandharva Date of Recording: 1998 Caste: Chhetri Collector: Dhurba Raj Khadka	03'56"
3	Nirmaya Thuli Performers: Durga Thapa, Prem DevGiri, Padam Gandharva Date of Recording: 1998 Caste: Chhetri Collector: Shanti Narayan Shrestha	02'27"
4	Sai Ko Ghar Kahan Ho Kahan Performers: Durga Thapa, Prem Dev Giri, Padam Gandharva Date of Recording: 1998 Caste: Khas Collector: Saroj Gopal	05'58"
5	Saalko Paat Bajaudai Performers: Durga Thapa, Prem Dev Giri, Padam Gandharva Date of Recording: 1998 Caste: Chhetri Collector: Som Bajracharya	10'42"
6	Resham Firiri Performer: Durga Thapa, Prem Dev Giri, Padam Gandharva Date of Recording: 1998 Caste: Not Specified Collector: Buddhi Nepali	03'38"

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