Drayangs

Drayangs were entertainment bars in Bhutan. They typically served alcoholic beverages, and had a stage on which entertainers danced and sang songs solicited from or requested by members of the audience. They also served traditional Bhutanese and Nepali cuisine. The songs are usually traditional Bhutanese music or from Bollywood. The majority of entertainers were women. In 2018, there were 49 drayangs in Bhutan, with 14 located in the capital Thimphu. Drayang entertainers were usually paid a basic monthly salary, and were allowed to collect tips from the audience for requested songs. There was a range of opinions on drayangs in Bhutan. Critics of the venues described them as shady businesses exploitative of women. Drayang owners denied that they allowed abuse, and stated that drayangs generated employment for the entertainers, who would've otherwise been unemployed because of lack of opportunity and education.

Drayangs were entertainment bars in Bhutan. They typically served alcoholic beverages, and had a stage on which entertainers danced and sang songs solicited from or requested by members of the audience. They also served traditional Bhutanese and Nepali cuisine. The songs are usually traditional Bhutanese music or from Bollywood. The majority of entertainers were women. In 2018, there were 49 drayangs in Bhutan, with 14 located in the capital Thimphu. Drayang entertainers were usually paid a basic monthly salary, and were allowed to collect tips from the audience for requested songs. There was a range of opinions on drayangs in Bhutan. Critics of the venues described them as shady businesses exploitative of women. Drayang owners denied that they allowed abuse, and stated that drayangs generated employment for the entertainers, who would've otherwise been unemployed because of lack of opportunity and education.

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