KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 19

Nepal's famous folk-rock band, Nepathya, performed at the Odeon Theatre in Hobart of Tasmania to conclude Australia tour with a bang on Friday.

With the rise in the number of Nepali students and Bhutani regugees resettlement, Nepali language is ranked second to English. Hobart is the gateway to Antartica and situated on the coastal area of Pacific ocean with less than 3 lakhs inhabitants.

The band kicked-off the much awaited show with it's pioneer song 'Aagani vari heu nai jhare' with a synchronised video and light at a sold-out century old auditorium.

As the concert went on, the audience swayed and sang with Amrit Gurung, Nepathya vocalist and social activist.

'I'm thrilled to know that Nepali language is the second most spoken language in the province,' Amrit Gurung said urging the audience to preserve Nepali language in the upcoming generation as language is our identity.

The band also entertained the crowd with its ever-green hit numbers including 'Lampate Surati,' 'Chari maryo,' 'Johmson Bazaar' among others.

The concert concluded with band performing 'Rato ra chandra Surya'. the show which started at sharp 9:00 pm lasted for two hours.

On the stage, Amrit was accompanied by Dhruba Lama on drums, Suraj Thapa on keyboards, Subin Shakya on bass, Niraj Gurung on guitars and Shanti Rayamajhi on madal.

With this show, Nepathya's concert entourage ends its Australia tour and heads back home of Tuesday.