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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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 ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- As a child, Shanti Chaudhari was scolded by her parents for standing too close to a group of musicians playing the naumati baja, Nepal's nine traditional instruments, because they ...

KATHMANDU, NepalKATHMANDU, Nepal — As a child, Shanti Chaudhari was scolded by her parents for standing too close to a group of musicians playing the naumati baja, Nepal’s nine traditional instruments ...

This video captures the vibrant atmosphere of a traditional Nepali marriage. From rituals to music and attire, we explore the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Kathmandu, Dec. 9 -- Thecho Yomari Musical Jatra ended on Sunday with a traditional performance by more than 50 artists in ...