How
Kuma Sagar writes songs : The singer blends
traditional sounds and modern music, drawing
inspiration from personal experiences and Newa
culture, by Sanskriti Pokharel (kp
26/08/2024)
The
rhythm of life : Music has always been an escape
and place of happiness for young tabla player
Sudhir Acharya. He talks about his life path and
how he ended up at a jazz conservatory, by
Ayse Turcan (kp 13/11/2023)
Keeping
the Deuda tradition alive : Niruta Khatri
pursued her passion for Deuda music and is
working to revitalise the fading art form. She
had to overcome a challenging upbringing and
family doubts to do so, by Menuka Dhungana
(kp 29/10/2023)
Teej
songs veer off traditional cultural norms :
Various artists from Lumbini Province shed light
on the evolution of Nepali folk
music—particularly Teej songs—and the challenges
they navigate to maintain the authenticity of
the genre, by Sanju Paudel (kp 18/09/2023)
Songs
from Chomolungma : Sherpa folk music predate
climate change in sanctifying protection of the
mountain environment, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt
08/09/2023)
‘Folk
music is the soul of Nepal’s agrarian history’ :
Kamali Kanta Bhetuwal’s song ‘Jhamke Guleli’
struck a chord with many because of its purbeli
tone, accompanied by earnest and imaginative
lyrics, by Urza Acharya (kp 28/08/2023)
Preserving
tunes and melodies for the posterity : Started
in 2021, Nepal Music Archive aims to digitise
the whole of Nepal’s music scene—songs, album
covers, and articles—some dating as far as the
1950s, by Anweiti Upadhyay (kp 19/08/2023)
Harmonies
of Nepal: Sur Sudha and power of Nepali
classical music : Sur Sudha has played a crucial
role in promoting cultural diplomacy through
cross-cultural understanding and dialogue,
by Basu Gautam (ae 18/08/2023)
A
symphony of folk music : At ‘Echoes in the
Valley’ music festival, the unnoticed,
unrecognised, and underrepresented voices find a
platform, by Sarah Shamim and Mimamsha
Dhungel (kp 21/03/2023)
The
economics of Teej songs : With dozens of new
releases every year, Teej songs have solidified
themselves as a lucrative genre, by Pinki
Sris Rana (kp 23/08/2022)
Keeping
alive Newa musical art forms : Once barred from
participating in traditional Newa musical art
forms, women are now playing a key role in
preserving the heritage, by Srizu
Bajracharya (kp 24/03/2022)
Going
back to the roots : Singer and researcher Jhuma
Limbu has made it her life’s mission to make
Nepal’s indigenous music known to the world,
by Srizu Bajracharya (kp 03/02/2022)
Traditional
bands aided to indigenous communities (kh
31/01/2022)
Keeping
the dapha alive : By opening up traditional art
forms to women and other castes, young musicians
are making certain musical heritage like the
dapha, believed to be the oldest form of bhajan
in Nepal, will live on, by Aishwarya Baidar
(rec 09/12/2021)
How
a Newa tune became synonymous with Dashain :
Believed to have originated in the 16th century,
the Malshree dhun has become a part of Nepali
cultural heritage symbolising the festivities
and joys of Dashain. by Ankit Khadgi (kp
12/10/2021)
Traditional
Musical Instruments Are Now Overshadowed: Kuber
Rai (rn 02/10/2021)
The
birth and life of Nepal’s most iconic
revolutionary song : Once anathema to the
regime, ‘Gaun Gaun Bata Utha’ has become go-to
anthem for change, by Ankit Khadgi (kp
22/09/2021) [Time to
sing this song again!] [see old
video from Nepali film Balidan (1997) as
well as a modern
version by Nepathya]
Where
has all the music gone? With the COVID-19
pandemic having silenced the bhajan mandals of
Kathmandu Valley, Bhaktapur denizens say their
City exudes an air of mourning and silence,
by Bijay Laxmi Duwal (ht 08/08/2021)
All
set to make a year in music: Echoes in the
Valley festival is back : After three years of
bringing folk, traditional and fusion music to
the fore, this year, Echoes in the Valley is
expanding its horizon beyond the Valley, from a
focused genre to an open world of music, by
Srizu Bajracharya (kp 10/04/2021)
Tracing
Prem Dhoj Pradhan’s long and remarkable career
in Nepali music : Pradhan’s songs are
masterpieces that defined the start of the
Nepali music industry and they are still
cherished by many, making his legacy eternal,
by Ankit Khadgi (kp 14/12/2020)
The
slow fading of the nayakhin baja : The treble of
the nayakhin, part of the nau baja ensemble,
echoes the spirit of Newa celebration. But over
the years, the instrument has lost much of its
essence, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp
22/08/2020)
A
disconcerting time for Nepal's only music
museum: After 25 years of bringing diverse folk
musical instruments together, the Nepali Folk
Musical Instrument Museum is looking towards an
uncertain future, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp
21/07/2020)
Secret
to winning the Chinese singing contest: not
speak a word of Mandarin: Two event management
groups partnered with Chinese media to organise
a singing competition, which the organisers say
can help bring two countries closer, by
Shashwat Pant (kp 24/12/2019)
How
Nepali songs are blurring the lines between
entertainment and sexism: Sexist euphemisms are
ingrained in many contemporary Nepali songs, yet
we love them, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp
13/11/2019)
Gunla
baja vibrates across time and space with the change of
guards: It’s the holy month for Newar Buddhists, and
young people are taking up traditional instruments—but
does the music transcend caste and creed?, by
Srizu Bajracharya (kp 09/08/2019)
Folk
Musical Instrument Museum faces closure threat
(ht 19/07/2019)
Widening
Nepal’s musical Spektrum with new sounds: A handful of
artists are trying to rid Nepal of musical
misunderstanding by introducing new genres to Nepali
ears, by Thomas Heaton (kp 13/07/2019)
This
young man’s flute covers have millions of views.
Here’s why he chose to cover Despacito: Swarnim
Maharjan is fusing popular tracks with traditional
sounds to get young people listening to Nepali music,
by Sneha Dahal (kp 11/07/2019)
Music
and mystery: Nasah Dyah is primarily regarded as the
god of music, dance and the performing arts, by
Bigyesh Nepal (kp 16/06/2019)
Bhajans
with a twistInterpolation of classic Nepali folk
melodies with bhajan lyrics has produced a new trend
in Dhankuta—bhajan parody, by Ramesh Chandra
Adhikari (kp 16/05/2019)
A
gift of music to Nepali children: Tune in and turn up
support for education, say visiting classical
musicians, by Marty Logan (nt 10/05/2019)
Sudden
cancellation
of music festival leaves many questioning organisers
and local administrationAccording to organisers of the
Shakti Peak Festival Nepal, musicians from 72
different countries were scheduled to perform in the
festival which would be attended by tourists from 103
countries, by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp
10/04/2019)
Country’s
only
folk musical instrument museum hits a sour note:
Building occupied by Music Museum of Nepal has been
leased to Kathmandu University, by Abani Malla (kp
31/01/2019)
Tibetan
music in Nepal’s sacred valley: Preserving the unique
Tibetan musical traditions of Nepal’s Himalayan
rimland, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 10/08/2018)
Music
in
their blood: The world around them might have changed
since they first migrated to Kathmandu during the
Malla period, but the Kul families of the Valley
continue to preserve their family craft—music, by
Shaleen Shah (kp 02/06/2018)
Onward
with art and life: Barta Gandharba creates a new
identity, and a new life, with her sarangi, by
Nhooja Tuladhar (kp 07/04/2018)
Culture
and art reverberate, by Nhooja Tuladhar (kp
24/03/201)
Uncovering
traditional and rare music (kp 16/03/2018)
Saving
the sound of music: Meet Hari Lal Kul, who is keeping
Nepal's musical tradition alive by preserving its
instruments, by Sebastian Wolligandt (nt
13/10/2017)
The
trance
of the Tungna: On Bir Bahadur Biswokarma, a visually
impaired musician who has spent a life sailing by ear,
by Sugam Deshar (kp 08/04/2017)
Ason
to
echo with fusion rhythms: The music festival—Echoes in
the Valley—is set to bring dozens of local and
international artists, workshops, poetry slams and a
photo exhibition to Kathmandu’s historic market square (kp
24/03/2017)
Nepathya
enthralls
Hamburg crowd (kp 01/08/2016)
The
left
turn of music: One cannot help but admire how politics
has chosen to express itself in Nepal: through music,
by Shreya Paudel (kp 26/03/2016)
The
sounds
of yore, by Priyanka Gurung (rep 09/10/2015)
Western
classical
comes to town: Nepal has a vibrant music scene and
Gharana hopes to bring Western classical into the mix,
by Madeline Zutt (nt 02/10/2015)
Under
one
roof: The Gharana Music Festival, which starts from
October 8, aims to promote classical music from around
the world in Nepal and inspire young musicians to
broaden their horizons, by Nhooja Tuladhar (kp
26/09/2015)
When
the
sounds of Nau Baja resound in Patan, by Jessica
Rai (ht 23/08/2015)
Folk
music
museum still in rubble-like state, by Jessica Rai
(ht 26/07/2015)
Monsoon
melodies
steeped in folk culture, by Jessica Rai (ht
19/07/2015)
The
songs
of yesterday, by Sachi Mulmi (ht 04/04/2015)
Archiving
music:
Bulu Mukarung, in a new volume, illustrates the
spectrum of Nepali music’s history, styles, lyrics,
and performativity, by Abhi Subedi (kp 25/01/2015)
Kind
of
blue, by Tiku Gauchan (kp 17/01/2015)
The
New
School Folk, by Jessica Rai (ht 10/01/2015)
Colours
of
the night: Night brings a refreshing vibe in the Nepali
music scene, by Stéphane Huët (nt 02/01/2015)
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