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Kathmandu, Thursday January 02, 2003  Paush 18,  2059.

Folk musical journey performed

KATHMANDU, Jan 1 (PR) - With a theme ‘Folk Songs for Peace’, the Nepali Folk Musical Instrument Museum organised the tenth folk musical journey at a function here today.

Throughout the programme various traditional folk musical instruments like - paluwa baja, sarangi, sankha were introduced and played. Along with the tune of musical instruments, folk singers also presented various types of traditional songs like -Dohari.

Speaking at the programme Narayan Prasad Mishra, famous murchunga (a type of traditional folk instrument) player said that though modern instruments are intruding in the field of Nepali music, the folk music has not lost its glory.

Experts of various musical instruments demonstrated their skills at the programme. Among all the music, the paluwa baja played by Shiva Bhattarai was successful in stealing the show.


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