{"id":4015,"date":"2026-09-11T09:49:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pangduredance.com\/?p=4015"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:49:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:49:38","slug":"out-now-music-and-dances-from-central-nepal-the-works-of-subi-shah-volume-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pangduredance.com\/ne\/2026\/09\/11\/out-now-music-and-dances-from-central-nepal-the-works-of-subi-shah-volume-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Out Now! Music and Dances from Central Nepal: The Works of Subi Shah, Volume 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our hard work is coming to fruition! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volume 1 of our book of Subi Shah’s works is now available! You can find it on the Open Book Publishers site at https:\/\/doi.org\/10.11647\/OBP.0246<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this book, performer, educator, and writer Subi Shah presents an essential commentary and analysis of Himalayan folk music and performance. Having documented this musical tradition since the 1960s, Shah has created in-depth analyses of song, dance, music, poetry, and drama within their local and spiritual contexts. Shah\u2019s detailed contribution to this field is invaluable reading for students, scholars, and musicians alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music and Dances from Central Nepal<\/em> is the first English translation of Shah\u2019s works. This collection includes three published works\u2014Madal, \u201cPangdure (Maruni) Folk Dances\u201d, and Glimpses of Nepali Folk Songs\u2014and three unpublished manuscripts\u2014 Introduction to Nepali Tunes, Sorati, and Basic Theory of Folk Dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This book stays true to Shah\u2019s voice and style, equipping the reader with the translated text, and tools such as audio and video examples, musical scores, and glossaries, which enrich our understanding of Himalayan performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In keeping with Shah\u2019s intentions to make his work available to all, and to keep these traditions of Himalayan folk music and performance alive, these highly accessible translations will be a valuable resource for a larger readership to explore this field. In doing so, this book makes an effort to decolonise ethnomusicology through the promotion of a Nepali artist\u2019s theories and analysis within a Himalayan tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our hard work is coming to fruition! Volume 1 of our book of Subi Shah’s works is now available! You can find it on the Open Book Publishers site at https:\/\/doi.org\/10.11647\/OBP.0246<\/a>. In this book, performer, educator, and writer Subi Shah presents an essential commentary and analysis of Himalayan folk music and performance. Having documented thisContinue reading “Out Now! Music and Dances from Central Nepal: The Works of Subi Shah, Volume 1”<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":368238,"featured_media":4020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[722909182],"tags":[722909189,67170132],"class_list":["post-4015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publications","tag-publication","tag-subi-shah","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcrINX-12L","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pangduredance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Stirr-Vol.-1-0246-GNRL.jpg?fit=794%2C794&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pangduredance.com\/ne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pangduredance.com\/ne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pangduredance.com\/ne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pangduredance.com\/ne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/368238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pangduredance.com\/ne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4015"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pangduredance.com\/ne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4029,"href":"https:\/\/pangduredance.com\/ne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4015\/revisions\/4029"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pangduredance.com\/ne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pangduredance.com\/ne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pangduredance.com\/ne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pangduredance.com\/ne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}