Knights of Folk Music
Nepali folk band Night release their debut album. After numerous changes in their line-up, the band Night released their first album, ‘Ani Ukali, Sangai Orali, last month. Featuring...
Nepali folk band Night release their debut album. After numerous changes in their line-up, the band Night released their first album, ‘Ani Ukali, Sangai Orali, last month. Featuring...
Bhaktapur still holds a lot of secrets. One of the better kept ones is the story of Indira Lacchimasyu, the first female to play the dhime bajaa. Rarely do...
Patan’s traditional prayers according to seasons Majestic face and a divine body Aura that of the sun itself Coroneted with a crown of gold Crested with a ketaki flower...
Darjeeling singer’s singles capture the imagination of Nepali music lovers in the mood for quality Nepali folk music What I have gathered from my e-mail and Facebook correspondence with...
Sarod player Suresh Bajracharya talks about the instrument that established him as an up and coming musician. Underneath an evening sky, I sat down in Patan Museum courtyard with the...
Ithaca is a small town. In the winter, there’s really not much to do but to stay inside and work on things. For artists and musicians, it’s a good thing,...
An effort to reintroduce the sitar to the world by building contemporary grooves beyond the norms of eastern classical styles Classical music has always been tagged as eccentric, mostly by...
A tour from one corner of Kathmandu to another looking for live music wouldn’t be much of a problem. Music enthusiasts will be amazed by the variance Kathmandu has got...
Wildly popular in Nepal, traditional-folk music group Kutumba are taking Nepali folk music to the world. An ensemble playing traditional folk Nepali instruments, Kutumba has reached audiences through Nepal. There...
Diwas Gurung played lead guitar for Nepali alt rock band Albatross before leaving for the U.S. to pursue higher education. His strong riffs and classy solos powered Albatross’ thrash metal...
Sabina Kakri’s ‘Sarbada’ is a compilation of eleven familiar tunes. This is her second album and it features songs mainly from the pop-sentimental genre. The songs are a mixture of...
Generating sounds of the sarangi, murchunga, djimbe, basuri, tabala, dhime, madal, as well as violin, percussion and guitar, the five people I interview are indeed multi-instrumental, dynamic musicians. They go...
