Folk Music of Nepal

1. Runchin Celi Asuko Dharale

2. Amale Sodhlin Kha I Chora Bhanlin

3. Krsna Lila

4. Beli Camli

5. Phula Maya Ma Na Bhula

6. Wachu Galli

7. Wane Tela Jila Thau Kalaya Tha Che

8. Lyayam Daju

9. Ayo Balma

10. Rellai Salala

11. Tyankuli

12. Mohani Bhakale

13. Lekhai Phulyo Dhovi Salla

14. Lakhe Dhun

15. Madal Tarang

Folk Music of Nepal,Various Artists,World Music Library,60's,Asian Folk,Central Asia,Ethnic,Int'l & World Music,Nepal,Pop,Traditional

Average customer rating: No money to the artist Stunning, beautiful music from Nepal I generally agree with the above, but... Music that brings forth eternal optimism Harmony, complexity, beauty, sensuality and fluidy of Nepal

Images of Nepal Sur Sudha Manufacturer: Domo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Festivals of Nepal Himalaya Roots: Traditional Music of Nepal Native Music of Nepal: From Mount Everest & The Himalayas A Morning Raga/An Evening Raga ASIN: B000006HT2 Release Date: 1998-03-24

Tracks:

1. Raja Mati
2. Resham Firri
3. A Fisherman's Song
4. Stutee (Prayer)
5. Nayaki Kanghada

Amazon.com

The Nepalese trio Sur Sudha came together in the late 1980s for what amounts to a national-cultural mission. They set out to document the varieties of music in Nepal, and, given the remarkable contrasts in the landscape, it's no surprise that Sur Sudha's musical evocations span large distances. The musical highs and lows, though, are all kept within close reach of each other, reminding that Sur Sudha is a spare ensemble, employing only flute (Prem Rana Autari), sitar (Bijaya Vaidya), and tabla (Surendra Shrestha). The tunes here are compact, ranging from just over 5 to around 16 minutes, much in contrast to traditional Indian ragas, which can stretch to near eternity in their balance of drones and cyclic tabla rhythms. Like Indian music, these pieces feature each instrument closely entwined with the others, developing melodic units that spiral at a moderate and measured pace and featuring the sitar in a not-quite-drone role that sponges up the flute tones and wrings them back out in resonating solo segments. Listeners who enjoy standout solos as much as collective improvisations off raags (a musical scale similar to Indian ragas) will enjoy the work Sur Sudha has done to keep the band's direction balanced on an axis of expressive play. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

No money to the artist.......2004-03-29

Hey, this is a great group and outstanding music. But before you buy this CD, make sure that the artist is actually seeing some of your money. To the present, as I understand it, Sur Sudha has never received a royalty check from any U.S. CD sales, except for the sales they themselves have made. Someone is burning these CDs and selling them as their own.

Stunning, beautiful music from Nepal.......2002-09-20

An absolutely gorgeous, lushly melodic album. Fans of Indian classical may find this familiar -- yet oddly dissimilar. Although the instruments are similar -- sitar, tabla and flute -- the music is not quite as langourous and deliberative; this has a more pronounced melodic drive which may actually make it more accessible to Western ears. Wonderful stuff. Highly recommended!

I generally agree with the above, but..........2000-05-03

someone needs to tell both the amazon and dirty linen reviewers that the word "raag" is just a regional variant (and a more phonetically correct one at that) of the word "raga" - both reviews botch this fairly central point, and the linen one goes so far as to "sic" sur sudha's spelling... while on the topic, though, one might as well sic linen's spelling of "katmandu" -- sorry to pick nits - the album is indeed nicely performed and well recorded...

Music that brings forth eternal optimism.......1999-09-25

Great music that brought me closed to spirituality. I listen again and again, only to hear varieties of the same piece. Infinite Joy!

Harmony, complexity, beauty, sensuality and fluidy of Nepal.......1999-04-25

Finding a way to remember Nepal. Pictures, encounters, scenery, atmosphere continually evoking harmony and tranquillity every hour of the day as I travelled winding roads through mountains, hills and over southern plains. This the music that evokes and expresses the images of the life and beauty, the people and their spirits that I sought, saw and seek to retain. I will listen to this music forever, swaying within its pulsating geographies and cultures and be uplifted and enthralled by the layers of rhythm. This is Nepal played and presented in sound and images that are direct and welcoming connections to the soul.

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Out of This World Libana Manufacturer: Spinning ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Night Passage A Circle Is Cast Fire Within An Ancient Muse ASIN: B0006B2A60 Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

1. Oh Mama Bakudala [South Africa/Xosa]
2. Gandagana [Georgia]
3. Momice Hubavo
4. Tendl Pal [Hungarian Gypsy]
5. Oi Dai [Karelia]
6. Alta, Alta Va la Luna [Sephardic Jewish/Greece]
7. Daroni
8. Avaze Isfahan [Persian]
9. Eli, Eli
10. Ya Jamil
11. Dark of the Moon
12. E Pele E Pele/E Pele I Hawai'i
13. Utha, Utha, Didi Bahini [Nipal]
14. Zar
15. Ad Cethent Tulas

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Folk Songs of Nepal Various Artists Manufacturer: Lyrichord Discs Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Compilations | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002VGQZU Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

1. Padma Sambhava Can't Eat
2. Ganv Ganv Bathautha
3. Sunna Na Sunna Na
4. Sunna Nahin
5. A Soldier's Letter
6. The Conditions Of Man
7. Song Of The Unhappy Young Woman
8. The Story Of Manu Tamang
9. Song Of Manu Tamang
10. Lhasa Gita
11. Jhyaure Evening
12. Jhyaure Of Dharma
13. The Story Of Padma Sambhava
14. Jhayangri (Shaman Therapy)
15. Jhayangri (Shaman Therapy)
16. Jhayangri (Shaman Therapy)
17. Story Of The Man With 2 Houses
18. Rani Of The Jungle
19. Mountaineer's Love Song

Average customer rating: Great CD with all the festival tunes of Nepal. Something like flying Festivals of Nepal You'll want to visit Nepal.

Festivals of Nepal Sur Sudha Manufacturer: Domo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Images of Nepal Images of Nepal Himalaya Roots: Traditional Music of Nepal Native Music of Nepal: From Mount Everest & The Himalayas ASIN: B00000I41B Release Date: 1999-02-23

Tracks:

1. Mangal Dhoon
2. Basanta
3. Shiva Ratri
4. Fagu
5. Silu
6. Teej
7. Bada Dashain
8. Tihar

Amazon.com

Sur Sudha is an ensemble from Nepal that has been researching and performing folk music from the nation for a number of years. The core trio plays flute, sitar, and tabla, and the recording is filled out with the constant presence of a droning tanpura, occasional voices, and some studio effects and programming that at least don't radically mar the sound the group makes. The songs are from traditional sources, but this is not a folkloric recording. This is popular music, made in the studio to create a large sound and attract a broader audience. Sur Sudha and their European producers have heard of Enya and hope they can create a sound that will prove as successful for Asian music. That said, the richness of the acoustic instruments is not buried, and the songs themselves are wonderful, and the performers are skillful arrangers and performers. This recording is not for the purist, but it is a good introduction to a little-known musical territory. It is also a good argument for why popularized folk music should be done by the locals and not by Europeans and Americans who like to sample the sounds but don't understand the source. Sur Sudha's offering is light, but it's the genuine article. --Louis Gibson

Customer Reviews:

Great CD with all the festival tunes of Nepal........2006-03-15

Nepal is a country of many festivals. Each festival has their own tunes or folk music to go with the festival. With this album exactly what Sur Sudha have done. They have put together all the great melodies of these great festivals. You are not only listening to the music by Sur Sudha but also you are listening to the tunes, which have been in Nepal since a long long time. Like Dasai (15 days festival), Tihar(festivals of light), Phagu (Holi) festivals of color, and many more. So, I would say, after you read this review you will hear this cd differently because everytime you hear the particular number, it brings you to that festival or time and if you have been to Nepal, you will know what I mean.

Buddha Mind

Something like flying.......2001-08-16

Listening to this cd is as easy as breathing. Turn it on and suddenly you are alive, suddenly you have ancestral memory, suddenly you are soaring through the tree tops like you did forty thousand years ago, like you were meant to do. Get this CD

Festivals of Nepal.......2000-07-02

I have both of Sur Sudha's albums and they are both excellent. Having been to Nepal, it's capital,Kathmandu and the Solu Khumbu region and Mt. Everest; listening to these recordings evokes images of that unbelievable country. A listen to this music recalls the mystism, sights, sounds and smells of the only Hindu kingdom on earth. If you have ever trekked the Himalaya or you are planning to, listen to the music of this group of extremely talented musicians-Sur Sudha!

You'll want to visit Nepal........1999-04-29

The music here is similar to Indian, with noticeable influences from China and other neighboring countries. The tabla (hand drum) propels, the flute leads the melody and the sitar provides texture along with the ubiquitous drone of the tanpura. Gets better as it goes, with each piece successfully evoking the essence of its associated ritual. From the deliberate sound of a mountain-clibing pilgrimage in "Silu" and hypnotic, floating wishes of "Teej" to the edgy tension of animal sacrifice suffusing "Bada Dashain", this album reflects the surprising variety of Nepalese culture. The studio recording adds accessibility without watering down the music. Very nice!

Average customer rating: A waste of money

Harmika Yab-Yum: Folk Sounds From Nepal Various Artists Manufacturer: Sublime Frequencies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Radio Morocco Streets of Lhasa Choubi Choubi! Folk and Pop Sounds from Iraq Radio Thailand: Transmissions from the Tropical Kingdom Radio Pyongyang: Commie Funk and Agit Pop from the Hermit Kingdom ASIN: B0006VXMC6 Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. Radio Nepal 1/Street Sermon
2. Radio Nepal II
3. Pony Train/Radio Nepal III
4. Snake Charmers/Radio Nepal IV
5. Wedding Procession and Apothecary/Radio Nepal V
6. Radio Nepal VI
7. Novice Buddhist Monks
8. Durga Puja Slaughter/Huge Prayer Wheel/Kathmandu Street Ambiance/B ...
9. Radio Nepal VII
10. All Night Festival
11. Pokhara Dogs

Customer Reviews:

A waste of money.......2007-05-05

Over half of this CD are sounds and songs that were recorded off the radio(seven of hte eleven tracks), and most of the rest of the album was recorded, apparently, on the streets of Kathmandu and other places in Nepal - random ambient sounds. One track is dogs barking in Pokhara. Having been to Pokhara, and heard these very same dogs barking, I can attest that it sounds the same as dogs barking in Kathmandu, or for that matter, Salinas, or Muncie Indiana, or ... you get the picture. I guess this is supposed to be some sort of "orientalist" or "exoticist" pastiche of "nepalese" sounds. The liner notes try to paint the country as some bizarre hallucination (India is the "psychotic neighbor" to the south), and the entire country is filled with bizarre rituals, drunken women, blood, Tibetan monks and other "exotic" and "bizarre" sights.

I was hoping that this would be a collection of real Nepalese folk music, having been to Nepal three times. Having heard the real thing before, this CD is not the real thing. Rather it is a Westerner's re-packaging of other materials and atmospheric sounds to make a little $$. And as much of the material was recorded off Radio Nepal, there might even be some copyright infringement on this CD - did the producers of this CD have permission to re-broadcast these songs for their own financial benefit? Something tells me that they didn't bother to look into that.

This CD actually does a great deal of disservice to Nepal, feeding the worst Western stereotypes of this country, giving no valuable information whatsoever on the music and artists featured (probably because the makers of this CD didn't bother to find out anything about them), and then reduplicating materials for their own profit.

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Music of the Roof of the World Various Artists Manufacturer: Playasound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Tibet | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005K31V Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

1. Phurpae Ngak - Dorjee Lama
2. Jamyang - Lhasa Tsok Pa
3. Lhasang Sangpo - Dawa Sangpo
4. Tushe Ridhi - Sonam Norbu
5. Offerings - Lamas of Samye Jeden Monastery
6. Yi la Char Lu - Tenzin Lodrup
7. Chang She - Sonam Norbu
8. Offerings
9. Nying Tam - Dawa Sangpo
10. Tse Wae Shab Dro - Lhasa Tsok Pa
11. Lama Wae Shu - Dorjee
12. Gang-Jong - Lhasa Tsok Pa
13. Sam Sang Ki Tsowo - Lhakpa Tsering
14. Chod - Nuns of Shuk Sheb Monastery
15. Zamling Shetay - Tsewang
16. Om Ma Le - Tenzin Lodrup
17. Shel-Dzum - Lhasa Tsok Pa
18. Om Mani Padme Hum - Nuns of Shuk Sheb Monastery
19. Gang Toe Pawo - Pema Tenzin
20. Ghom Ghab Pey Dhou - Dung Kar Ye Kyil
21. Sangdok Palri Mon-Lam - Nuns of Nagi Gompa Monastery

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Green Planet: Nepal Various Artists Manufacturer: Milan Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005OC62 Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

1. Pokhara Ko Chara Chaurangi
2. Bishwo Ko Nari
3. Sagarmatha
4. Dasain Ko Mela
5. Kumari Devi
6. Barsha Ko Din

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Air Mail Music: Himalaya and Nepal Various Artists Manufacturer: Playasound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | India | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | India | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Native Music of Nepal: From Mount Everest & The Himalayas ASIN: B00004D39N Release Date: 2000-02-15

Tracks:

1. Jhyaure (Chant)
2. Hidan Mera Bhai Ho (Instrumental)
3. Shim Shime Panima Jyales (Chant)
4. Psalmodies (Chants Religieux)
5. Chintangmai (Chant)
6. Sahuri Balukini (Instrumental)
7. Resam Phiriri (Chant)
8. Jhumra (Instrumental)
9. Tyamkuli (Chant)
10. Psalmodies (Chants Religieux)
11. Balla Talla (Chant)
12. Shiri Shiri Phasyan (Instrumental)
13. Wamaya Wa Wa (Chant)
14. Sherpa (Instrumental)

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Asian Percussions (Percussions D'Asie) Various Artists Manufacturer: Playasound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music China | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music Bali | Indonesia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music China | Far East | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000005FZR Release Date: 1994-08-08

Tracks:

1. Ryana
2. Danse du Kriss
3. Danse du Legong
4. Zat Pou
5. Danse Villageoise
6. Danse Paysanne
7. Danse des Dragons
8. Pri du Moine Tibin
9. Tambours de Pondich
10. F de Dasain
11. Kathakali
12. Raga du Soir
13. Mariage Rajpoute
14. Solo de Tambours au Nl
15. Tambours de Kataragama
16. Tambours du Bodhi Tree
17. Solo de Ronad Ek
18. Danse Tha

Average customer rating: The best music from Nepal.

Folk Music of Nepal Various Artists Manufacturer: World Music Library ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001LUU Release Date: 1994-09-15

Tracks:

1. Runchin Celi Asuko Dharale
2. Amale Sodhlin Kha I Chora Bhanlin
3. Krsna Lila
4. Beli Camli
5. Phula Maya Ma Na Bhula
6. Wachu Galli
7. Wane Tela Jila Thau Kalaya Tha Che
8. Lyayam Daju
9. Ayo Balma
10. Rellai Salala
11. Tyankuli
12. Mohani Bhakale
13. Lekhai Phulyo Dhovi Salla
14. Lakhe Dhun
15. Madal Tarang

Customer Reviews:

The best music from Nepal........1999-02-09

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