The audio recordings taken in Patan, Nepal by Tristram Riley-Smith in the course of doctoral field work among the Newar community of Buddhist artists.Conservation between Riley-Smith and unidentified informant discussing the Newari festival of Gathu Piacha

Riley-Smith, Tristram

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 last updated by World Oral Literature Project staff on Wednesday, Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Accession Form for Individual Recordings:  Collection / Collector Name Nepalese Field Tapes of Tristram Riley-Smith  Tape No. / Track / Item No. Tape 3 Side 1 Length of track 43.13 Related tracks (include description/relationship if appropriate)  Title of track  GATHU PIACHAN Translation of title  Description (to be used in archive entry)    Conversation between Riley-Smith and unidentified informant discussing the Newari festival of Gathu Piachan  Genre or type (i.e. epic, song, ritual)  Interview Name of recorder (if different from collector) Tristram Riley-Smith  Date of recording 1980  Place of recording Patan, Nepal  Name(s), age, sex, place of birth of performer(s)  Unknown (male) Language of recording English  Performer(s)’s first / native language Newari Performer(s)’s ethnic group Newari  Musical instruments and / or other objects used in performance  None Level of public access  (fully closed, fully open) Fully Open  Notes and context (include reference to any related documentation, such as photographs)   None  

Gathu Piachan

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