'If we don't sing, the songs will be forgotten': Endangered music from rural Dolpa

(From front left) Singers Pemba Tashi Lama, Sonam Lhamu Baijee, Pasang Nima Baijee, Yundrung Sangbo Lama travelled from Dolpa to Kathmandu for the Echoes in the Valley music festival in March 2023.

(From front left) Singers Pemba Tashi Lama, Sonam Lhamu Baijee, Pasang Nima Baijee, Yundrung Sangbo Lama travelled from Dolpa to Kathmandu for the Echoes in the Valley music festival in March 2023. Source: Facebook / Echoes in the Valley

Four singers from a rural valley in the Dolpa region of mid-western Nepal travelled to Kathmandu in a five-day long journey. They participated in the Echoes in the Valley music festival in March to showcase their local folk music. Pemba Tashi Lama, Sonam Lama and Pasang Nima converse with Nepal correspondent Sewa Bhattarai.



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