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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
08'48"
Nepal
1994