Instrument called Saranghi. We had a chance to buy this instrument in Pokhara. Played with a bow like a violin. Click here for sound (WAV file 8.8sec 189KB)
We learned Nepali at the Shresthas in Butwal. "This is my father" is "Yo mero baba ho" in Nepali.Click here for sound (WAV file 5.5sec 119KB)
At a restaurant in Pokhara, when we had a breakfast, peddlers came in and spread accessories. She spoke in Japanese, "This is morning business. No problem! How much (do you want to pay)?"Click here for sound (WAV file 4sec 87KB)
The show at Hungry Eye restaurant in Pokhara. Caution: File is big.Click here for sound (WAV file 19.5sec 430KB)
At the end of the show everybody danced on the stage. Click here for sound (WAV file 9sec 194KB)
At Seven Eleven restaurant in Pokhara. The music was more modernized than that of Hungry Eye. They accept requests. Caution: File is big. Click here for sound (WAV file 16sec 345KB)
Recorded at the home of Shresthas in Kathmandu. Caution: File is big.Click here for sound (WAV file 13.8sec 297KB)
A part of the above sound.Click here for sound (WAV file 2.3sec 49KB)
In the evening at Chitwan national park. Tharu people performed dances with drum beats and songs. The left is stick dance.Click here for sound (WAV file 4.3sec 92KB)
Everybody joined the dance with abacus-like instruments.Click here for sound (WAV file 10.5sec 227KB)