Boedra (
Dzongkha
Dzongkha (; ) is a Tibeto-Burman languages, Tibeto-Burman language that is the official and national language of Bhutan. It is written using the Tibetan script.
The word means "the language of the fortress", from ' "fortress" and ' "language ...
: བོད་སྒྲ་;
Wylie: ''bod-sgra'';
"Tibetan music"; also spelled bödra) is a traditional genre of
Bhutanese music
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 religious song and music. Some genres of tradi ...
. Boedra, which is influenced by
Tibetan folk music, is one of the two main folk singing styles in Bhutan, the other being
zhungdra, which was developed in the 17th century.
See also
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Music of Bhutan
The music of Bhutan is an wikt:integral part, integral part of its Bhutanese culture, culture and plays a leading role in transmitting social values. Traditional Bhutanese music includes a wide spectrum of subgenres, ranging from folk to religio ...
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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. Th ...
References
Bhutanese folk music
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