A year ago in the hilltop town of Kirtipur overlooking Kathmandu, musicians started to experiment with a blend of Appalachian Bluegrass with the mewl of the sarangi from the Himalaya. Zoe Levitt, a ...

I'm on a brick patio at Northfield, a popular café in Kathmandu, Nepal, strumming “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” on my guitar alongside Les Thompson, a founding member of the pioneering SoCal folk and ...

Magar Sangathan from Chauthe in Nepal's Central Kaski is one of the indigenous communities trying to their almost extinct folk culture. Kaura dance, performed from mid-January to June, is one of the ...

Samundra band, an ensemble that plays age-old Nepali tunes, recomposing many in new forms, is known for updating cherished old music for contemporary times. With members Anil Gandharba on sarangi and ...

Anna Marie Stirr has completely immersed herself into the world of Nepali dohori folk duets, not just doing a PhD on the subject and publishing a book, but also performing the song routines. Anna ...

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 ...

Up one flight of steps and what you see is quite unexpected in this building. The place looks abandoned but not completely. There is not much light in the room except some rays from the few windows on ...

Vice President of National Folk Journalists Nepal, Hari Prasad Dulal, said, "Our organisation's mission is to protect and promote Nepali folk songs, offering society high-quality, tradition-based ...

Nepali Folk instrumental band, Kutumb Band, has emphasized the significance of raising awareness among the younger generation about traditional music. Talking to SBS Nepali, two band members, Pavit ...