An important series of short documentaries by famed ethnomusicologist Deben Battacharya exploring the music, dance, religions and social customs of different societies in Asia and Eastern Europe.
An interesting examination of the folk songs and customs of the Himalayan kingdom, where tribal animism, Buddhism and Hinduism live in harmony. Battacharya provides invaluable footage of a gayen, an itinerant singer of the Nepalese tradition, and also looks at the ancient Nepalese mask-dance.
