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 ...

Future of the country’s only Nepali Folk Musical Instrument Museum hangs in the balance as the museum is now obliged to vacate its premises. A small sattal (religious rest house) on the premises of ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Nepal’s newest music festival is guaranteed to start with a bang. Surya Nepal Drum Jatra next week will feature the heavy beats of metal, wood and leather drums alongside delicate sounds of bells and ...