KATHMANDU: A book on the traditional musical instruments of Nepal was launched at Gurukul on May 26. Written by the President of Nepali Folk Musical Instruments Museum, Ram Prasad Kadel, the English ...

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 ...

WIND INSTRUMENTS: Deepak Darji (left) practices his shehnai in Qatar so that he does not get rusty, and so he can perform at events for a living when he returns to Nepal. Kumar BK (right) demonstrates ...

One of the better known names in the Nepali music scene today, as the founder of Project Sarangi and part of Kutumba, is Kiran Nepali. He breathes new life into the traditional string instrument, ...

Nepal’s musical heritage is enjoying a revival as young musicians fuse the sounds of traditional instruments once at risk of disappearing with lyrics that examine the modern challenges facing the ...