Gopal Yonjan dedicated his entire life to studying and researching all forms of Nepali music. His compositions are therefore versatile and not confined to any genre. The compositions in the CD under ...

Meeting the most famous singer in Nepal was a moment that felt completely unreal and unexpected. What started as a normal day ...

Inside buses on their daily commute Nepalis are used to listening to familiar-sounding songs that feature alternating female and male voices, responding to one another, often cheekily. Called lok ...

When Dil Khadka was a boy in Bhutan, he made his first instrument — a bamboo flute — by hand. Inspired by the music he heard on the radio, he cut bamboo from the forest and burnt holes into it using a ...

From Oscar debates and box office hits to viral protest anthems, 2025 was a year where Nepali entertainment mirrored ...

Two Chilean musicians arrived in Nepal by chance just before the pandemic, but now they stay here by choice exploring the country’s vast musical diversity. Thomas Carrasco Gubernatis and Moa Edmunds ...

A Woodland High School educator is pursuing her passion for singing and has already recorded songs overseas. Nita Thoreson, who works as a paraeducator for WJUSD, traveled to her native country of ...

Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...

Gajendra Maharjan, left, Shreesha Maharjan, middle, and Surendra Maharjan, right, perform music from the Newari region of Nepal on traditional drums at the Nepali Jatra festival at the Longmont Museum ...

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Meeting the most famous singer in Nepal was a moment I never expected to experience during my travels. What began as an ...