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Current top 10 musicians in Nepal

So who are the current top 10 musicians in Nepal? Any guesses for 2018? If you are not sure then we have a comprehensive list for that. Don’t worry about searching on the internet as we’ve done the homework for you! You might remember our list of best 2017 songs. If not, do check here.

Now buckle up and check out the list.

10. Sajjan Raj Vaidya 

Sajjan is an upcoming, experimental artist. Watch him out in coming days.

9. Neetesh Jung Kunwar

Neetesh has an extraordinary style. It’s different and unique. Rich! That’s the word we’re looking for.

8. Bikki Gurung

The US-based singer has this slow melodic voice that will melt your heart. Try listening!

7. Bartika Eam Rai 

Everyone loves Bartika! This might be an exaggeration but Nepali youths just go drooling over her songs. Her lyrics are en grande.

6. Jerusha Rai

The UK-based singer is a unique singer. Her style is poetic, surreal and often times complex. Now, who doesn’t like that?

5. Rohit John Chettri

Rohit might have sold his motorbike to make his first music video but he has come a long way. He doesn’t have to resort doing that anymore. His music rocks!

4. Swoopna Suman

Swoopna Suman is an upcoming rising star. He has won the hearts of many in a short time.

3. Naren Limbu

The UK-based singer never fails us to amaze us with his meticulously made videos and music.

2. Bipul Chettri

Although Bipul hails from India, he’s a popular musician in Nepal. Everyone loves his songs. His concerts are always full-packed in Nepal.

1. Adrian Pradhan

Adrian is one the most prolific singer right now. He still amazes us with his talent and songs.

Review of Hozier Album by Hozier

Andrew Hozier-Byrne has undoubtedly had a phenomenal twelve months. Two EPs, one album, numerous festivals and live dates, TV soundtracking, an appearance on Letterman (among many others) and a world wide hit single, 'Take Me To Church'. With a year like that you'd struggle to argue against his decision to drop out of university at Trinity College Dublin to pursue his musical career.

After rearing himself on an unconventional musical diet (for a 7 year old boy), of Nina Simone and Tom Waits, Hozier has honed his skills via an eight piece teen blues band, the Trinity College Orchestra and more recently, Anuna, an Irish choral group. Being stuck out in the relative musical wilderness of Bray, County Wicklow during his formative years may have made it difficult for someone aching to find new music to discover but the refuge of his parents record collection has reaped its just rewards.

It appears just as importantly to Hozier's musical development has been his coming of age. By his own admission he is no longer writing songs filled with teen angst but from the perspective of one who has experienced his first true love, and probably more importantly from an artistic stand point, been scarred by its ending.

Hozier's soulful songs are charged with passion, veering across the course of the thirteen album tracks between impassioned anguish, taking in dark, even sinister panoramas and go right through to up beat celebrations. 'Take Me To Church' heads up the bill but the album is about so much more than just one ludicrously infectious single.

'Angel Of Small Death & The Codeine Scene' follows TMTC, as it did on its original EP release, and immediately refocuses the listener with, ironically, a gospel infused tormented toe tapper replete with clapping in the isles. Hozier's darker palate is splashed sporadically elsewhere over the album. 'Work Song', previously released on the 'From Eden' EP, a solemn and sombre tale of approaching death and shuffling off this mortal coil crackles with a foreboding energy. 'Sedated' delves deeper still into his troubled psyche ("My veins are busy but my hearts in atrophy") whilst previously unreleased track, 'In A Week', takes us past death in a vocal duet, with Karen Cowley, akin to the work of The Decemberists.

Death does not pervade every corner of Hozier's debut album, however. 'From Eden' raises the tempo and lightens the mood as an homage to his love whilst 'Jackie And Wilson' goes all out Commitments style in celebration of love, relationships and raising a family with some wonderful lyrical couplets: "We'll steal a Lexus, be detectives, ride round picking up clues. We'll name our children Jackie and Wilson, raise 'em on Rhythm And Blues." 'Like Real People Do' is a gently floating folksy lullaby of love and 'It Will Come Back' creeps out of the Deep South with a slide guitar straight out of the swamp as Hozier wrestles with temptation. Hozier is anything but a one dimensional, one trick pony.

Hozier's self titled debut is more than just a very accomplished achievement. It's well produced,  deftly sequenced, well considered and, above all, full of great songs. The attention to detail in the song writing is meticulous. It's intelligent, articulate and artistic in equal measure temptingly begging the question, I wonder what's next?

4/5

Andrew Lockwood

The Courteeners - O2 Academy Leeds 11th November 2014 Live Review

The Courteeners' fourth record, which hit the top three when released in the summer. The lack of a hometown date on the schedule means an unusually high proportion of the audience are Mancunians, which, mixed with the natives, results in a charged atmosphere even before the band hit the stage.

Like the album the tour is supporting, tonight opens with 'White Horses' - and the result is a similarly solid, if unspectacular, start. 'How Good It Was' immediately changes this and the room is literally bouncing, with the track getting a reception up there with beloved older songs such as 'Cavorting' which follows it up. There is a genuine euphoria throughout the crowd and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say the hardcore fans account for the vast majority present. This is best exemplified later in the solo acoustic section of the set (where Liam Fray's vocals impress minus thunderous chords and thumping rhythms) where the crowd chant for - and get - a rendition of b-side 'Smith's Disco'. It is in fact the second non-album track to be performed and 'Sunflower' also gets crowd participation, though on a lower scale. Given that the band don't perform all their singles, with the majority of the set lifted from their debut and current releases, it is both a brave choice for the performers and a rewarding choice for clearly fanatical followers.

Seemingly getting a live debut, 'International' is performed in a stripped-down manner and works well, whilst 'Please Don't' gets the same treatment and remains a huge crowd sing-a-long after all these years. The closing trio of 'Next Time You Call', 'Not Nineteen Forever' and 'What Took You So Long?' crank up the volume once more, with the latter two in particular getting the sort of reaction that makes them obvious festival favourites. Fray alludes to shows in Manchester next year and, on tonight's evidence, they could be a highlight of the summer - the quartet put in an impressive performance and, combined with their fans energy, you can't fail to be swept along.

Alex Lai

Biju Bajra musician

The world of entertainment always opens a new door for versatile and talented person. We can count on our fingers, or let’s say very few are in the music industry that has succeeded in flourishing themselves in a different field. There’s one, Biju Bajra, as a music composer or as an album producer. He really is a very unpredictable musician.Biju Bajra has been an integral part of the Nepali Entertainment Industry and is a proprietor of his own company, Bajra Creation. 

Recently, he just finished the album of Reshma Sunuwar and Dharmendra Sewan where he is not just  only the composer but as a producer too. Biju is currently working in the album of Yadav Kharel’s “lagyo Pachauri”.  All its composition and lyrics has been finalized, only it needs some final touch. Likewise, he is about to start on Biniya Niraula’s new venture and also working with Durga Kaji Shakya of Sky Band.  

Songs like “Bistarai Chayo Ankha Ma Andhyaro”, “Timi Ma Bhanda Kosau Tada Chau”, and “Mai Thuli Bhayachu Re” are the massive hit numbers of Biju Bajra which made him reputable as a proficient composer. His compositions are more experimental with his composition.

Click here Muse reveal dubstep-tinged trailer for new album 'The 2nd Law'

Band will release their sixth studio album in September

 

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Photo: Danny North

Muse have unveiled the trailer for their new studio album, which looks set to be titled 'The 2nd Law'. To watch the trailer, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click.

The trailer features a compilation of news footage over a musical backdrop, which initially begins as an ornate, classical piece in the style of track's like 'Butterflies & Hurricanes' before morphing into a full-on dubstep track.

The trailer ends with the words 'The 2nd Law' and 'September 2012' being shown as the music fades out.

The news footage features an actress reciting lines seem to be derived from the second law of thermodynamics. This is the study of energy and how it transfers between forms.

Muse frontman Matt Bellamy also tweeted the lines, which read as follows: "All natural and technological processes proceed in such a way that the availability of the remaining energy decreases. In all energy exchanges, if no energy enters or leaves an isolated system, the entropy of that system incre,cre,cre,cre,c,c,creases."

He continued: "Energy continuously flows from being concentrated, to becoming dispersed, spread out, wasted and useless. New energy cannot be created and high grade energy is being destroyed. An economy based on endless growth is..."

Reaction online has mixed, with Twitter reaction ranging from @LuLou's ''I'm not going to judge the entire album on one two minute video, but I'm not optimistic'' to @beebobette, who wrote: "No seriously, this is sounding incredible. Once it got to that 1:30 point, I was about to have an aneurysm."

The band's new album is the follow-up to 2009's 'The Resistance' and has been recorded in London.

Little has been revealed about the album so far, but the band have said that they are working on an orchestral score with composer David Campbell, who has previously worked with Radiohead on '15 Step' and U2's Broadway musical Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark.

Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme has previously said that the band want to do "something radically different" on their new album. You can watch a behind the scenes clip of Muse making their last album 'The Resistance' by scrolling down the page and clicking.

Deepak Kharel: Selective & Sentimental

“That is a very small number compared to the years I’ve been in it” he says. He reveals why, “I have never sang a song I don’t like. I have to like the words first, then the music and arrangement.” When asked if he is a perfectionist, he replies, “one has to like the words and music to sing it, hoina ra?” That of course cannot be denied.  May be not a perfectionist but he is selective for sure.  In addition, being with Finance Ministry for the last 30 years has also come in the way of allowing him much time for a concert. His friends, fan and family have been requesting him for one for years though.

Deepak Kharel, known for his rendition of modern songs defines that the popular musical term ‘Sugam Sangeet’ does not mean music of a certain time period but refers to a genre that involves soothing music, deep feelings, melody that is simple yet is sweet enough to  last for generations.

Kharel, 54, was born in Kavrepalanchok but his parents moved to Kathmandu when he was 2. Kharel, who now lives in Ghatthaghar, Bhaktapur with his wife and father has three children, a son and two daughters, all of whom are abroad. He says, ‘All of them are interested in music and are good listeners.’ But across all three generations it’s only him who sings. He was inclined towards music from his childhood days.  It was his college buddies who encouraged him to take a voice test in Radio Nepal. Encouraged by that he went straight to Damodar Gautam’s residence back in 2034 BS. Gautam asked him to sing and recorded his voice in a tape to figure out whether Kharel had ‘miq voice’ or not. He was impressed with what came out and arranged for Kharel to sing for voice test. Upon passing the test that year Kharel’s musical journey formally started.  His first song was ‘Tinle geetharu malai bhanera nasamjha’ written by Gauri Newa and composed by Dwarika Lal Joshi. A mere two to three months later his first popular song ‘Timro tyo hasilo muhar ko’ hit the airwaves making Deepak Kharel a household name.

‘But it was not like today. People knew my name but there was no television so no one would know artists by their faces’, he remembers the good old days when singers had to queue up for months to record a song in Radio Nepal.  Ever since the list of his hits have only increased, ‘Pratiksya gara meri mayalu’, ‘Badal banayi deu’, ‘Timro har prasna ko’ are some of the evergreen numbers people remember him for. However, having a full time job has taken its toll in his singing, which he considers neither profession nor hobby but ‘a practice of art’. No wonder, in over three decades of his union with music he has only recorded around 350 songs.


He says he has never discontinued music though, ‘During my job I had to travel to different districts and back then it was not easy to record songs, that is why I only could record a couple songs in a year, but I never stopped.’ In a few years, he envisions taking Nepali Sugam Sangeet events across the country and abroad. He already has a loose group of like-minded artists working towards it.

In 2002 he reached many of the younger generations with his song, ‘Garau ki mitho bhul’ which became equally famous for its music video. He proved two things with this particular song. First, that he can sing romantic numbers and second, younger generation do enjoy ‘Sugam Sangeet’. He says, “there were people who told me that I cannot sing romantic songs, that’s why I sang one when I liked the words. But personally, yes, I do like sentimental songs more.”

Music video was his way to responding to the changing demands of the audience. He believes artists must respect changes brought about by the time. “But that has to be done remembering where you come from. Keeping up with time does not mean forgetting the ground below you. If you create something just for the current time it will not last”, he cautions. “Matching with time, following new technological development, and knowing yourself better, that’s what this journey is all about”, he summarizes.

Kharel is happy about new artists who have kept ‘Sugam Sangeet’ alive. He says, “there are really good artists in today’s generation like Shailesh Singh, Satya-Swaroop, Shiva Pariyar and many others.”

Till date he has come up with six albums , Purnima, Deepak Kharelka geetharu, Our Feelings, Bholi kasle dekheko chha, Melodies of Deepak Kharel and Maya Baljechha. Currently he is working on two albums. A solo album from one of his favorite lyricist, Bijay Shivakoti, which he plans to release within this year. He is also working on a devotional album titled Celestial Note. He explains, ‘I’m a religious person, not dogmatic though. These songs are not about chanting names but more philosophical’. A few of these songs are penned by his mother, who also had keen interest in music.

SARISHMA AMATYA

In huge musical galaxy ,there shines countless numbers of pop stars and among them we can trace is one of the brightest ones which emerged i n to lime light 15 years ago .who spread her intoxication all over Nepal wid her hit song ma timilaia maya gardachu,oh mero priyatam ,kina timi tadha huncha,timi nai dil ko dhadkan ,now aft long gap almost 11 years she is wid her album Passion and the influencing in the heart of music lovers she is non other than singer sarishma Amatya,she came in this earth on 2034-4-10.She’s got great training in music ,ie she did diplopa in classical music in padma kanya campus,besides tht she is interested in dance and also she’s got training on it as well.
sarishma amatya was born in patan latitpur on 2034-4-10.
insipiration she got from her mom, dad ,n of course her husband who is one of the great singer in nepali music,Since tender childhood.she had an interest in music.at tht time she didnt know anything about to sing but she’s is graetly influenced by as she adressed him as her god father Buddha sayami ,with his help and support she became singer with hit song ma timilaia maya gardachu ,which song was visualized in image channel television for the first time as female pop singer.
she started her career since 2053 bS.she did almost 300 to 400 stage shows in all over nepal including Qutar,hongong,malasiya,london,canada,USA,
:: Award ::
: Nomination in hits fm music award 2054
: Best female vocal in intercollege competition 2056
: Best kollywood cine award film nayak 2056
: Image award 2058

: Best Vocal (Inter Collage Newari
: Song Competetion)-2054
: Kaliwood Cine Award (New Talent
: Award-Film Nayak)-2056
: Rastriya Nari sworna samman on the occasion of nari dibas 2068
Total Songs : 200 (Nepali,Newari)
Stage Show : 400
Contact  : Sarishmaamatya@hotmail.com

Rastriya Nari sworna samman on the occasion of nari dibas 2068
:: Personal Details ::
Schooling : Adarsha Vidya Mandir,Lalitpur
Academic Qualification : B. A. (Padma Kanya College) Diploma In Classical Music
Language : Nepali, Newari, English, Hindi
Marital Status : Married
Occupation : singer
Musical Career Started From : 2053
Experience : Music Teacher In Pacific Academy
Progranmme Presenter /Producer at NTV2
RJ-Times FM
First Song : Khai Ko Hola Mero Jeevan Sathi
Total Album : (Four)
Sarishma (Nepali) ,2053
Madhurima (Nepali) ,2057/02
Best of Sarishma(CD) 2057/10
Passion 2012 (Rise Music)
:: Music Videos: :
Ma Timilai (Image Channel)
Kina Timi (Image Channel)
Timi Nai Dilko (Nepal Television)
Bainsa Phulyo (Nepal Television)
Ya ta timi pani (Space Time)
Dhuk dhuk garne (Nepal Television)
Mero Nindhma Timi
Magera Maya
:: Stage Show Abroad ::
: Hong Kong-1997,
: Qatar-1998
: Baharian-1998
: Hong Kong-2000
: US Tour – 2005
: UK- 2011

Payal Shakya caught at 'The Uglyz' 'In Transit' launch,

Pretty Payal was playfully partying and praying for ‘In Transit’ to go precious. Smiling, redden, energized, jumpy was all the adjectives that came in my mind when I saw her during the launching ceremony of ‘The Uglyz’s spanking new album ‘In Transit’ yesterday at Tamas, Thamel.

 

Post the launching sacrament, everyone present in the venue seemed waiting desperately for the band to take up the stage and so was the ‘Pretty Payal’. I could not figure out about the album from her face, therefore I caught her and asked about the album in totality. Answering to what I asked, Mrs Payal Shakya Tamrakar replied, ‘I love the album because I have been listening to it since last 6 years. The album does not only comprise of love songs but it is more of a mixture of tragedy, life and how people perceive it. I hope the album will go good as I do not get tired listening to the album every day. I never get bored. Audience will feel the same.’

 

Her enthusiastic energy was a proof to define that Mrs Tamrakar was helpful for Sarun and as she said, ‘I may not help him through writing lyrics but my patience with him might have helped him to do his work in his own way. I have given him space to do his things.’ Recalling to her retrospection she shared, ‘I am a critic for Sarun and counter if he comes up with weird compositions. In this sense, I can say, I have helped for his songs as an active.’ When asked if Sarun has written any song for her, Miss Nepal 2004, Payal Shakya replied, ‘Well, I do not think so but becoming as a part for the video of the song ‘Ajhai’, it either be might or might not.’

 

As few minutes passed, Sarun came with a complimentary copy of the album for cellroti.com, I asked if Payal will come up with a song like his hubby, she answered, ‘I am not a good singer. I do think that Sarun will consider my writing as I am more of a Bollywood person. He teases me every time if I write something compares it with my may-be inspiration from TV serials and soap operas.’

 

Putting up my last question, I asked, ‘what kind of music gets played between you and Sarun?’ then she said, ‘we are married in paper so, we do not feel like husband and wife but a lovey-dovey couple instead.’