Soul consolation - Tharu songs from Dang with Basanti Chaudhary

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Raithane Bhakha

11 episodes

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Raithane Bhakha is a podcast about Nepal's music. There are more than a hundred ethnic communities in Nepal, each one with one or more musical traditions. The podcast is mostly focused on the folk music of these communities, especially on indigenous and ritual music which is rarely played, heard, recorded or commercialized beyond its immediate community. The podcast will also discuss other aspects of Nepal's music. The podcast is produced by Sewa Bhattarai, focusing on songs she collected from the field.

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Soul consolation - Tharu songs from Dang with Basanti Chaudhary

Raithane Bhakha

16 minutes 39 seconds

2 years ago

Soul consolation - Tharu songs from Dang with Basanti Chaudhary

Music not just entertains, but also has the capacity to plumb the depths of human emotions and portray the full spectrum of human experiences. An example of one such song is a bhajhan that is sung to console people after the death of a beloved ones. Singer Basanti Chaudhary brings us this and a few other Tharu songs from Dang. The Tharus are an ethnic community who live in South Nepal, spread from East to West of Terai. Tharus of each region have different and large heritage of music and arts.