Boedra (
Dzongkha: བོད་སྒྲ་;
Wylie: ''bod-sgra'';
"Tibetan music"; also spelled bödra) is a traditional genre of
Bhutanese music. Boedra, which is influenced by
Tibetan folk music, is one of the two main folk singing styles in Bhutan, the other being
zhungdra Zhungdra ( dz, གཞུང་སྒྲ་; Wylie: ''gzhung-sgra'') is one of two main styles of traditional Bhutanese folk music, the other being bödra. Arising in the 17th century, zhungdra (''zhung'' meaning "center, mainstream", and ''dra'' ...
, which was developed in the 17th century.
See also
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Music of Bhutan
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 spectrum of subgenres, ranging from folk to religious song and music. Some genres of traditional ...
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Rigsar Rigsar (Dzongkha རིག་གསར་; Wylie: ''rig-gsar''; "new idea") is a music genre, the dominant type of popular music of Bhutan. It was originally played on a dranyen (a kind of string instrument), and dates back to the late 1960s. The ...
References
Bhutanese folk music
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