Dramyin Cham

Dramyin Cham (Dzongkha: Dramnyen Cham) is a form of Cham dance, a masked and costumed dance performed in Tibetan Buddhism ceremonies in Bhutan, Sikkim, Himalayan West Bengal and Tibet (where they have been outlawed). They are a focal point of the Bhutanese festivals of Tsechu. The Dramyin Cham is notable among Cham dances as the lead dancer keeps time with a dramyin - a Himalayan folk music lute, and not a traditional percussion instrument like the cymbals. This is among the few instances of monastic music in the Himalayas where the use of a stringed instrument has been observed.^[1]^[2]

^ Dancing on the demon's back: the dramnyen dance and song of Bhutan^{[permanent dead link]}, by Elaine Dobson, John Blacking Symposium: Music Culture and Society, Callaway Centre, University of Western Australia, July 2003
^ Tung, R.J.; Tolstoy, I. (1996). A Portrait of Lost Tibet. University of California Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-520-20461-4. Retrieved 2024-05-12.

[dr-1] Dancing on the demon's back: the dramnyen dance and song of Bhutan^{[permanent dead link]}, by Elaine Dobson, John Blacking Symposium: Music Culture and Society, Callaway Centre, University of Western Australia, July 2003

[c680-2] Tung, R.J.; Tolstoy, I. (1996). A Portrait of Lost Tibet. University of California Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-520-20461-4. Retrieved 2024-05-12.

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