Nepalese Chadparva in Singapore: Music and identity in transcultural settings amongst Nepalese in Singapore

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Nepalese Chadparva in Singapore: Music and identity in transcultural settings amongst Nepalese in Singapore

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This thesis explores the Nepalese chadparva in Singapore through the examination of musical presentations at festivals, and how it impacts on the Nepalese identity and culture in diaspora. The Nepalese word chadparva, which is derived from Sankrit, encompasses both festival and celebrations. The Nepalese are migrants and reside in Singapore as a minority. This research presents the ethnographic observations of six festivals namely: Satya Narayan, Shree Krishnan Janmashtami, Festival of Joy, T...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2022

Creator

Lee, Wendy

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/12736

Related subjects

Nepalese / Nepali / Nepal / Singapore / music / transculturation / identity / culture / festivals / festivalisation / diaspora / chadparva / minorities / minority / ethnography / ethnographic / ethnomusicology / ethnomusicological / celebrations / traditions / traditional / religion / religious / Hindu / people / community / pedagogy / policies / infrastructure / transmission / digital ethnography / cultural preservation / musical cultures / pluralistic culture / pluralistic identity / Nepalese in migration / music traditions / Satya Narayan / Shree Krishnan Janmashtami / Teej / Balmukund / Festival of Joy / Dashain / Tihar / Nepalese in diaspora / cultural sustainability / Madal / Bansuri / organology / dampfu / khaijadi / sankha / tinchu / Nepali music / material culture / festival sounds / bhajan / lok git / adhunik git / filmi / jhyaure git / Nepali folk song / Nepalese folk song / Nepali modern song / Nepalese modern song / rote learning / sarangi

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