A Gandharba school teacher talks about discrimination, leaving music, and the future.
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Ghanaram Gandhraba
Ghanaram Ghandarba sings a traditional song in Kirtipur village in Chitwan, Nepal.
Sambu Lal Gandharba
Sambu Lal Ghandarba lives in Kiritipur village in Chitwan. When I was there about 2 weeks ago, I did some recordings of songs and some brief interviews with him and others. In the above video, he speaks about what it is to be a Gandharba and about his life in general. Sambu Lal Ghandarba sings [...]
Gandharbas of Kirtipur, Chitwan
[flickr-gallery mode="photoset" photoset="72157624382603236"] I spent a few days in the village of Kantipur in Chitwan, as a first step in beginning to check out Gandharba communities across Nepal. I am potentially planning to make a documentary that looks at the life of a Gandharba musician in a rural area. Kantipur is the village of Manoj [...]