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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