A year ago in the hilltop town of Kirtipur overlooking Kathmandu, musicians started to experiment with a blend of Appalachian Bluegrass with the mewl of the sarangi from the Himalaya. Zoe Levitt, a ...

The small country of Nepal stretches from Mt. Everest in the north to the Indian border in the south. Nepal's musical traditions reflect its geography, from Himalayan folk tunes to Indian ragas. Reese ...

Up one flight of steps and what you see is quite unexpected in this building. The place looks abandoned but not completely. There is not much light in the room except some rays from the few windows on ...

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 and ...

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 a book, but also performing the song routines. Anna ...

Ram Prasad Kadel, the founder and curator of the museum, has been collecting the musical instruments since 1995 together with his wife Nanda Sharma. His passion has taken him to all 77 districts of ...

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Living on the fault line that has produced the world’s highest mountain ranges, the people of Nepal knew there would be a major earthquake someday. Yet last Saturday’s heartbreaking losses still come ...

Singer Shrinkhala Joshi decided to shoot her Nepali folk song music video on Sydney trains, wearing traditional Nepali attire. The song titled "Sydney Jhaney Rail" translates to "the train that goes ...

One of the most popular recording artists in Nepal is Gajab Bahadur Gurung Lama, which translates in English to "strange and wonderful thing." But I know the artist as Josh Brody, my big brother. Josh ...