Abstract
This article looks at the deudā songs of Nepal's far-western region and their relationship with changing ideas of Nepal as a nation. Drawn from regional folk dances, deudā songs have become popular in the commercial music industry. The deudā industry is centered in the studios of the far west but has increasingly become part of the central music industry in Kathmandu. However, this has not happened without struggle, and many deudā artists feel that their music and region are marginalized within the country as a whole. In a time of state restructuring after a 10-year civil war, artists in the deudā industry use their music to express aims for national recognition of far-western art and culture as both regionally unique and integrally a part of Nepal. Their focus on inclusivity challenges arguments that deem all identity politics communally divisive.
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