Folk Songs & Sacred Music from Nepal
[EUCD1517]

CD Information • CD Title: Folk Songs & Sacred Music from Nepal • Artist(s): Field Recordings by Deben Bhattacharya • CD Code: EUCD1517 • Tracks: 15 • Playing Time: 57:52 min • Booklet Info in: English, Spanish, German

This album presents field recordings made in Katmandu and other Nepalese towns and villages by the renowned ethnomusicologist Deben Bhattacharya. The music is partly folk music, comprising of songs and mask dances, and temple music in worship of Krishna and Govinda. The booklet contains colour photos and detailed descriptions of the themes of the music and the original instruments played. This CD is a beautiful and interesting sound document and a collector’s item – do not miss it!

Track Listing:

1. Basant (Music for Spring) – 3:56

2. Harvest Song – 4:01

3. Ramkali (on folk Sarangi) – 2:56

4. Love Song – 4:04

5. Song of Complaint – 2:36

6. Music after Harvest – 2:59

7. Morning Praise for Bhairava (in temple) – 3:14

8. Morning Praise for Govinda (in temple) – 5:56

9. Street Singer in Praise of Krishna – 4:00

10. Demon's Dance – 5:47

11. Farmer's Dance – 4:24

12. Sowing Song by Women – 3:04

13. Love From a Bamboo Flute – 3:15

14. Teasing for Love – 4:08

15. Lori (Lullaby) – 3:32