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Music to our ears
Kutumba is connecting people and healing society through education for the underprivileged
Jazzing up the town for the 20th time
Two deacades of Surya Nepal Jazzmandu, annual music festivities start 24 October
The musical bridge between past and present
The sarangi is suddenly ‘cool’ again, the music spreading awareness about conservation and discrimination
Nepali band raises money for Swiss charity
Solidarity concerts by Nepali classical music trio repays Switzerland for help after 2015 earthquake
Homecoming with music
Bipul Chettri keeps returning to his Nepali roots for personal and professional fulfilment
The sacred female singers of Nepal
The unique tradition of devotional songs performed by women needs continuity
Bass and No Treble
Norway-Nepal musical tour
Bridging the Andes and Himalaya with music
Chilean musicians find familiar music in the trans-Himalayan district of Dolpo in Nepal
Orchestrating cross-cultural collaboration
The Norway-Nepal Orchestra Project returns to Kathmandu post-pandemic inspiring a new generation of musicians
Notes from a musician
Recollections of a conversation with a musician from across the hills
New Year on the right note
Serenade your way into 2079 with the many sounds of Nepal from 14 - 20 April at the Dhokaima Music Festival that will bring together the…
Alone in the crowd
One Nepali man's crusade to teach girls how to drum, and give them possibilities
Nepal’s singing nun is a hit in China
PHOTOS COURTESY OF ANI CHOYING DROLMA After taking Nepal by storm with her popular songs and chants, Ani Choying Drolma is now a hit also in…
The sweet smell of music
Wild Yak Records brings back crisp and crackly Narayan Gopal in vinyl
An American-Nepali duet
Anna Marie Stirr has completely immersed herself into the world of Nepali dohori folk duets, not just doing a PhD on the subject and publishing…
Norway-Nepal lockdown concert on the Internet
When singer Rachana Dahal met musician Eivind Rossback Heier at a concert at the Norwegian Embassy in Kathmandu in October last year, they…
The rise of Curtis Waters
Abhi Bastakoti as Curtis WatersSomewhere out there, at this very moment, there are people listening to Nepal-born Curtis Waters. And it is…
The wild and wonderful Bill Gavin, 1936-2020
From a life of Himalayan white water rafting, to motors, music and movies
Moving songs from the boys next door
Given the vibrant art and literature scene in Nepal, we tend to forget that there is a whole Nepali-speaking world out there. At least 5 million…
Hearing for the deaf, seeing for the blind
Sarah Yonzan Giri never intended to become a sign-language expert. The wife of Nepal’s famous Panchayat-era prime minister, she was living in…
Ex-refugee takes refuge in music
Photo : GOPAL GADTAULAManoj Rai was a 17-year-old student in a school in Tashigang, Bhutan in 1990, when soldiers arrived at his dorm and took…
The new age of Grammy nominee Manose
All Photos: MANOSE NEWA/ FACEBOOKWhen Manose Newa brings his bansuri flute to his lips, his entire demeanour changes. His shoulders relax and…
First Nepali to be nominated for a Grammy Award
Photo: MANOSE NEWA/FACEBOOK Flautist Manose Newa, known mononymously as Manose, is the first Nepali to be nominated for a Grammy Award. He was…
Nepal-Norway orchestra finds harmonies
Photo: JAYADEV KRISHNA SHRESTHARajkumar Shrestha flicked his baton, musicians raised their instruments, and the audience at the Academy Hall in…