Music of Bhutan
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The music of Bhutan is an integral part of its culture and plays a leading role in transmitting social values. Traditional Bhutanese music includes a wide spectrum of subgenres, ranging from folk to r
Monks playing lingm at Lhuentse Dzong
Bhutanese dranyen
Monks playing dungchen, Dechen Phodrang monastic school, Thimphu
Dramyin
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The dramyin or dranyen is a traditional Himalayan folk music lute with six strings, used primarily as an accompaniment to singing in the Drukpa Buddhist culture and society in Bhutan, as well as in Ti
A Nepalese Dranyen, called a tungna (Nepali: टुङ्ना).
A dranyen (centre) in the Horniman Museum, London, UK.
Tibetan street-musician