Lochan Rijal is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and scholar of ethnomusicology. He is a researcher of Nepali folk ...

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 ...

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This article by Uma Dhital was originally published in Nepali Times and an edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Besides the popular Dasain, Tihar ...

Gajendra Maharjan, left, Shreesha Maharjan, middle, and Surendra Maharjan, right, perform music from the Newari region of Nepal on traditional drums at the Nepali Jatra festival at the Longmont Museum ...

Heartfelt reflections, with tender tunes and impactful lyrics — that’s the kind of music Nepali singer-songwriter and ...

Under the vibrant lights of the World Culture Festival, Nepali singer Madan Gopal mesmerised the audience with a heartfelt rendition of Lambi Judai, paying tribute to Pakistan’s legendary folk singer ...

Nepali singer Madan Gopal took the stage to honour Pakistan’s legendary folk icon Reshma with a moving rendition of Lambi Judai.

Say you woke up this morning and thought it was about time to finally experience the beauty and splendor of traditional Nepalese culture. To pull this off, a Coloradan would first have to make the ...

When Dil Khadka was a boy in Bhutan, he made his first instrument — a bamboo flute — by hand. Inspired by the music he heard on the radio, he cut bamboo from the forest and burnt holes into it using a ...