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| ashu |
Posted
on 28-Jan-04 01:35 AM
GANDHARBA MAHOTSAV
30 JAN - 1 FEBRUARY
YALA MAYA KENDRA, PATAN DHOKA
The song of the Gandharba (Gainey) is now rarely heard in our hills and
valleys, as social and economic upheaval shakes the country. Itinerant
musicians traveling from village to village accompanied by the
four-string sarangi,
Gandharbas served for centuries as entertainers and social critics. They
offered a mirror to all of society through biting social commentary and
renditions of events in verse and song. They sang epics, reported on
war, critiqued rulers, and touched the heart of Nepalis down the
centuries.
Today, the genius of the Gandharba is little appreciated or patronised.
While other forms of folk music have succeeded commercially in recent
times, through recordings, stage performance and the broadcast media,
Gandharba Sangeet remains in the shadows.
The Gandharba Mahotshav is a three-day festival intended to honor this
important musical tradition unique to our country. The goal is to revive
interest on Gandharba Sangeet in modern times.
19 Gandharbas representing Lamjung, Kaski, Tanahu, Gorkha, and Chitwan,
are arriving in Kathmandu to take part in the festival where they will
perform various genre of Gandharba Singing - 'Gatha, Ghatana, Nirgun,
Karkha...and so on.
(Detailed schedule of the festival will be published in the newspapers
of Friday)
Gandharbaka Saathi
invites you
to participate in the opening of the
Gandharba Festival
(30th Jan - 1st Feb. 2004)
at
Yala Maya Kendra
Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur
30 January, Friday
Time: 3 PM
Information Tel: 5522113, 2110200
Programme for the opening function :
- Gandharva presentation of "Mangal" to mark the opening
- Gandharva presentation of "Kahaali Lagdo Raat", in the 'ghatana'
genre.
- Raj Kumar Gandharva - with remarks on Gandharba living.
- Amrit Gurung of the band Nepathya reports on "The state of Gainey Gayan."
- Kanak Mani Dixit presents programme of the three-day festival
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| Gunaraj |
Posted
on 28-Jan-04 08:14 AM
Ashuji, Thank you for posting. I would miss it a lot...
Those songs of Lale and Kale still echo in my ears that I used to listen attentively when I was a young kid. Once they sung, I would copy it to their tune for their amusement.... Many singers came to our village over the time. Of those singers, Lale and Kale were two gardharba brothers most popular in Tanahun and Lamjung district 25-40 years ago.
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| ashu |
Posted
on 01-Feb-04 08:30 AM
Gunaraj et al,
The festival was really well organized, with great story-telling songs and music.
My friends and I enjoyed all the moments we were there.
The opening karya-kram last Friday was great, with a young Rubin Gandharba singing
a 20-minute-long tale about the Royal Massacre . . . effortlessly coaxing plangent
tones from his sarangi.
Today, Sunday, the closing ceremony was a joyous occasion, with 19 Gandharbas singing and playng their sarangis at the end.
Sujeev Shakya, Kiran Krishna Shrestha, Kanak Dixit and Stephanie Spray deserve
kudos for putting together such a wonderful slice of Nepali Central mid-hill culture in Kathmandu. And musicians Aavash Fuyal and Amrit Gurung did such a great job persuading Gandharbas from Kaski, Gorkha and Tanahu to come to Kathmandu for
this event.
All in all, a great experience that was not to be missed.
oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
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| Poonte |
Posted
on 04-Feb-04 01:46 AM
I too surely missed it!
GUNA-ji...taal milyo bhane aamla ni tapain tira yesso gaaine geet sunauna...gaam ghar ko samjhana dilaundai ;)
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