Himalayan News Service

Kathmandu, April 16:

In a bid to popularise sarangi, a traditional musical instrument, a group of young people are all set to hold a campaign on sarangis titled ‘Sarangi, sarangi ani sarangi’ on May 23. With an objective of bridging the gap between traditional and modern musical instruments and promoting ‘musical tourism’, Kathmandu 2020 is planning to organise the event conceptualised

by Hamro Manch. The event will include a workshop on sarangis, exhibition of different kinds of sarangis around the globe and a live musical programme. “We believe that it will open the door for the musical tourism,” said a statement issued by the Kathmandu 2020. The organisers plan to honour musicians and release a book on sarangi by Sushil Gautam. If all goes well, it will be the ‘first ever’ sarangi campaign in Nepal. They also hope the event would help introduce the instrument to the younger generation and bring sarangi into the mainstream modern music.