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The Song Collector
directed by Erik Koto, fl. 2016; produced by Stanzin Dawa Chonjor, fl. 2016; performed by Morup Namgyal, 1947- (Portland, OR: Collective Eye Films, 2016), 54 mins
Set high in the Indian Himalaya, Ladakh is home to a rich Buddhist culture and an ancient tradition of folk singing. In the 1960s as economic development thrust change upon Ladakh, Morup Namgyal, Ladakh's greatest folk artist, began his lifelong efforts to preserve his beloved folk songs. Using song as the medium,...
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directed by Erik Koto, fl. 2016; produced by Stanzin Dawa Chonjor, fl. 2016; performed by Morup Namgyal, 1947- (Portland, OR: Collective Eye Films, 2016), 54 mins
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Set high in the Indian Himalaya, Ladakh is home to a rich Buddhist culture and an ancient tradition of folk singing. In the 1960s as economic development thrust change upon Ladakh, Morup Namgyal, Ladakh's greatest folk artist, began his lifelong efforts to preserve his beloved folk songs. Using song as the medium, Morup and his peers sparked a social movement that would bring about profound and enduring change in Ladakh. It was a movement built o...
Set high in the Indian Himalaya, Ladakh is home to a rich Buddhist culture and an ancient tradition of folk singing. In the 1960s as economic development thrust change upon Ladakh, Morup Namgyal, Ladakh's greatest folk artist, began his lifelong efforts to preserve his beloved folk songs. Using song as the medium, Morup and his peers sparked a social movement that would bring about profound and enduring change in Ladakh. It was a movement built on education, tradition, and preservation.
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Morup Namgyal, 1947-
Contributor
Stanzin Dawa Chonjor, fl. 2016
Author / Creator
Erik Koto, fl. 2016, Morup Namgyal, 1947-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Topic / Theme
Folk Song, Ladakhi
Copyright Message
Copyright © The Song Collector, LLC 2016. All Rights Reserved.
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Unwritten Music of the Orient, Adaptable Kingdom: Music and Dance from Nepal (Himalayas)
directed by Deben Bhattacharya, 1921-2001; produced by Seabourne Enterprises, in Unwritten Music of the Orient (Montpelier, VT: Multicultural Media, 2004), 27 mins
This film takes the viewer to a kingdom in the Himalayas, where tribal animism, Buddhism, and Hinduism live in harmony. In the folklore of Nepal, religious mask-dances with the sound of large barrel drums illustrate the age-old battle between good and evil. We also hear a gayen, the itinerant singer of the Nepales...
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directed by Deben Bhattacharya, 1921-2001; produced by Seabourne Enterprises, in Unwritten Music of the Orient (Montpelier, VT: Multicultural Media, 2004), 27 mins
Description
This film takes the viewer to a kingdom in the Himalayas, where tribal animism, Buddhism, and Hinduism live in harmony. In the folklore of Nepal, religious mask-dances with the sound of large barrel drums illustrate the age-old battle between good and evil. We also hear a gayen, the itinerant singer of the Nepalese folk tradition, side-by-side with temple songs.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Seabourne Enterprises, Richard Baker, 1925-
Author / Creator
Deben Bhattacharya, 1921-2001
Date Published / Released
1972, 2004
Publisher
Multicultural Media
Series
Unwritten Music of the Orient
Speaker / Narrator
Richard Baker, 1925-
Topic / Theme
Traditional Folk, Nepali
Copyright Message
© Seabourne Enterprises (Film Productions) Ltd. 1973
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