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One of the better known names in the Nepali music scene today, as the founder of Project Sarangi and part of Kutumba, is Kiran Nepali. He breathes new life into the traditional string instrument, ...
During his tour in United States, renowned Nepali singer Deepak Bajracharya was asked by an American why his band wasn't using Nepali musical instruments. "It was then I realised the importance of ...
It's the music that draws me most ... to destigmatize Gandarbhas and encourage young people to pick up the instrument. Nepali built a factory to standardize manufacturing and opened this teaching ...
When Dil Khadka was a boy in Bhutan, he made his first instrument — a bamboo flute — by hand. Inspired by the music he heard on the radio, he cut bamboo from the forest and burnt holes into ...
KATHMANDU: Popular folk music ensemble Kutumba played fast beat of Nepali musical instruments like tungna, sarangi, dhime and more making the audience groove on February 25 at Patan Museum ...
Samundra band, an ensemble that plays age-old Nepali tunes, recomposing many in new forms, is known for updating cherished old music for contemporary times. With members Anil Gandharba on sarangi ...
The concert was a showcase of Nepali tradition reimagined through Western orchestral instruments. A total of 36 performers took to the stage, sharing their passion for music. The evening was a ...
Today, he performs folk music in more than 20 languages and plays five different folk instruments, but he keeps coming back to Nepali music. Mukhaerjee’s connection to Nepal was forged in the ...
With the help of a music grant, the Nepalese Canadian Society of Edmonton was able to buy a set of traditional Nepalese instruments. Left to right: Samriddhi Shrestha, Jason Baral, Rojan Shrestha ...