Dapha: Sacred Singing in a South Asian City by 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?.‘Richard Widdess’s study of Dāphā combines long-term ethnographic engagement, meticulous historical investigation and typically elegant musical analyses to paint a richly detailed and multi-faceted picture of this sacred singing traditionMuch more than a vivid description of a regional curiosity, however, this book is full of insights and observations that will resonate with anyone interested in musical performance and its meanings in South Asia.’
Martin Clayton, Durham University, UK
Richard Widdess is Professor of Musicology in the Department of Music, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He writes about the music of South Asia, especially traditions of vocal music, with reference to the structure, theoretical systems, performance analysis, cognition, history and cultural meanings of music.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781409466017 |
| ISBN 10 | 1409466019 |
| Title | Dapha: Sacred Singing in a South Asian City |
| Author | Richard Widdess |
| Series | Soas Studies In Music |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 2013-12-02 |
| Number of pages | 364 |
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