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Dapha: Sacred Singing in a South Asian City: Music, Performance and Meaning in Bhaktapur, Nepal - SOAS Studies in Music Richard Widdess 1st edition
Dapha: Sacred Singing in a South Asian City: Music, Performance and Meaning in Bhaktapur, Nepal - SOAS Studies in Music
Richard Widdess
D?ph?, or d?ph? bhajan, is a genre of Hindu-Buddhist devotional singing, performed by male, non-professional musicians of the farmer and other castes belonging to the Newar ethnic group, in the towns and villages of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Richard Widdess describes the music and musical practices of d?ph?.
378 pages, Includes 50 b&w illustrations, 50 music examples and 1 map
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 2, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9781409466017 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 364 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 241 × 29 mm · 830 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Howard, Professor Keith |