| Malshree (मालश्री) | |
|---|---|
| Medium | Music |
| Ancestor arts | Newa devotional music |
| Originating culture | Newar |
| Originating era | 17th century |
Malshree or Malashree Dhun or Malshree Dhoon (Nepal Bhasa: मालश्री धून) is a Hindu Newa artform in which musicians perform devotional music, based on classical raga and taal system.[1][2] The dhun is incorporated into mainstream Nepalese music as the music of Dashain. It is the tune that announces that Dashain, the biggest Hindu festival of Nepal, has arrived. Malashree dhun is one of the oldest surviving devotional musics of Nepal, with its origin in the 17th century.[3] The Malshree dhun originally belongs to the Newari culture from the Kathmandu valley, and it’s a folk music of Newari culture which later on got amalgamated with the large Nepali culture and has become a traditional music of the biggest festival of Nepal, Dashain.[4]
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- ^ Asian Images
- ^ MELODIOUS INSTRUMENTS OF LYRICAL NEPAL
- ^ "5 Malshree Dhun on Flute You Must Listen on the Dashain 2078". 12 October 2013.