Int'l Folk Music Festival kicks off in Kathmandu

Int'l Folk Music Festival kicks off in Kathmandu

Two women of a Nepalese ethnic cultural group smile during the , capital of Nepal, on Nov. 7, 2008. To mark 100 years of music recording in Nepal and 25 years of commercialization of Nepali music through the establishment of Music Nepal, the Nepal Music Center (NMC) is hosting a four-day international folk music festival in Kathmandu from Nov. 5. Some 150 artists from Norway, India, Malawi, Nepal, Palestine and South Africa took part in the festival. (Xinhua Photo)


Malawian indigenous folk artists perform traditional dance "Matandani" during the International Folk Music Festival in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, on Nov. 7, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)


Nepalese ethnic cultural group form eastern Nepal perform traditional dance "Sataar Naach" during the International Folk Music Festival in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, on Nov. 7, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)


Nepalese ethnic cultural group from mid-western Nepal perform traditional dance "Kaura Naach" during the International Folk Music Festival in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, on Nov. 7, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)


Nepalese ethnic cultural group from mid-western Nepal perform traditional dance "Kaura Naach" during the International Folk Music Festival in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, on Nov. 7, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)


A Palestinian artist performs traditional folk music during the International Folk Music Festival in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, on Nov. 7, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)