Nepal, July 9 -- Dr Anna Marie Stirr is an associate professor of Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii and is a member of the International Nepali Literary Society, helping Nepalis abroad navigate the diaspora through music.

Stirr first encountered Dohori (a traditional Nepali folk music genre) on a bus in Kathmandu more than twenty years ago. A certified translator, she holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in music and religion studies from Lawrence University in Wisconsin.

Years after being devoted to and performing Dohori, her research crystallised into the books 'Singing Across Divides' and two volumes of 'Music and Dances From Central Nepal: The Works of Subi Shah'.

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