The tour that rocked the nation!

KATHMANDU: Nepali rock bands Cobweb and Sabin Rai and The Elektrix came together on one stage to rock the Ruslan-Wave Rock Tour 2073 in different cities of Nepal. The tour that started on April 16 came to an end on April 24. As per a press...

Travel Abroad 27 Apr, 2016

�Rastra Gayak� Amber felicitated

KATHMANDU: Well wishers of national anthem composer Amber Gurung — senior artistes of Nepali music industry, family members and others — had gathered at the auditorium of Comfort Housing, Budhanilkantha on April 13. And they had come together...

Travel Abroad 14 Apr, 2016

Celebrating musical history

KATHMANDU: A history was made on June 28, 2015 when a team of 17 Nepal artistes performed for the first time at prestigious stage of Royal Albert Hall in London, England. Performing at the charity event — An Evening For Gorkha — for the...

Travel Abroad 03 Apr, 2016

Choose the right subject

KATHMANDU: Music director Kali Prasad Baskota got everyone under his spell of Jaalma, a song of Nepali film Resham Filili in 2015. Associated with Nepali musical fraternity for a decade now, Visa Girl, Manjari, Kabaddi Kabaddi, Mukhauta are his...

Multimedia 30 Mar, 2016

Learning and sharing at gypsy jazz fest

KATHMANDU: Upbeat rhythms of the guitar and the violin created free and warm ambience at Alliance Française of Kathmandu (AFK), Tripureshwor on March 12. The occasion was Gypsy Jazz Festival 2016 and artistes from Nepal, France, Switzerland, the...

Travel Abroad 14 Mar, 2016

Zindagile Hisaab Maagchha, Bipul win big

KATHMANDU: The Hits FM Music Awards 2072 on March 11 celebrated talents of Nepali music industry, with Zindagile Hisaab Maagchha sweeping major categories, and Bipul Chettri winning three awards. The awards were given in 18 different categories...

Travel Abroad 12 Mar, 2016

Hits FM Music Awards on March 11

KATHMANDU: To acknowledge and pay tribute to the excellence in the field of Nepali music, the 19th Hits FM Music Awards 2072 is back again. Organised annually, the Awards ceremony this year will take place on March 11 at Army Officers’ Club,...

Travel Abroad 07 Mar, 2016

Ayubowan Nepal

W M Senevirathna, The Sri Lankan Ambassador to Nepal is a charming person brimming with abiding passion for photography and literature and a man at home on his hikes in the countryside. He shares his experience of living in Nepal with Travel &...

Art & Culture 03 Mar, 2016

Special orchestral performance

KATHMANDU: Fourteen Nepali songs were orchestrated by 36-member string orchestra on February 27 at Buddha Hall of DAV School in ‘Vishesh Badyavrinda Sangeetik Samaroha’. Three orchestras of Nepal — Annapurna Chamber Orchestra, Crescendo...

Travel Abroad 29 Feb, 2016

Fusion of folk and classical music

KATHMANDU: Popular folk music ensemble Kutumba played fast beat of Nepali musical instruments like tungna, sarangi, dhime and more making the audience groove on February 25 at Patan Museum Courtyard, Patan. Kutumba played soulful music inspired...

Travel Abroad 28 Feb, 2016

Nikhita sweeps Image Awards

KATHMANDU: The 17th Annual Tuborg Image Award was celebrated with awards, music and dance on February 13. In the event held at Army Officers’ Club, Sundhara, the ultimate winner of the evening was a young singer Nikhita Thapa. Her debut album...

Travel Abroad 14 Feb, 2016

Women in Concert is back

KATHMANDU: Sarada Dongol, 29, Rojina Dongol, 24, and Sujina Bajracharya, 21 had witnessed Women in Concert on March 8, 2015 from the other side. That, made them want to be a part of the concert on the stage. Since then they pledged to reach in this...

Travel Abroad 24 Jan, 2016