That was until bands such as Night, which formed in 2006 as a metal group, decided to create a modern take on its indigenous music. We are fortunate that there are still people who can teach us,” said Kunwar. Perhaps the music helps them connect to their roots,” said band member Kiran Nepali.Kathmandu: 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 country. This has opened up a new market for musicians who produce background scores and soundtracks that weave in a traditional touch. “We grew up listening to sounds of guitars and drums and so we started to play the same. “They are very excited when we play. It is a gift from our ancestors,” he told AFP.”The songs tackle China timber drying kiln Wholesale some of the most pressing social issues facing the country, including the huge number of Nepalis forced to migrate for work, often not seeing their families for long periods.Ram Prasad Kandel, founder of a folk instrument museum in Kathmandu, believes the country is witnessing a “turning point” in attitudes towards its music traditions. “Why should we do what everyone is doing when we can create unique music with what is our own,” she said.“There is such diversity in the sound and make of the instruments, and their playing methods. The combination has proved popular it was standing room only at the band’s recent gig in Kathmandu.

Pushpa Palanchoki, 24, performs with emerging bands Ma and MiKu, which are also jumping on the trend, fusing contemporary lyrics with traditional sounds..Nepal a country of 29 million people is home to around 125 ethnic groups, each with its own music traditions and well as different ways of making instruments.“It is fascinating to discover and learn new instruments.The band’s latest album evolved from months spent researching instruments and singing styles in remote western Nepal.The songs tell the stories of the country’s culture and history about sowing seeds and harvesting crops, of husbands and sons migrating for work, of the wounds from the country’s brutal ten-year civil war.Now the 33-year-old singer’s musical repertoire includes the more esoteric Sarangi, a three-stringed instrument made of wood and dried sheep skin whose sounds are said to closely resemble the human voice, as well as the deeper-sounding Piwancha.Kalo Pothi, a 2016 film about the Maoist insurgency that scooped a series of awards at international film festivals, told the story of two boys in a village in western Nepal against a beautiful soundtrack inspired by the sounds of the region.They have taken their performances around the world, and are particularly popular with Nepal’s sizeable international diaspora.The Himalayan country has a rich folk tradition, but its unusual traditional instruments which include a leaf from a native tree that is played like a harmonica were dying out as younger generations moved towards Western music styles. “It is our identity and the young generation has to continue it. Then Kutumba, an instrumental ensemble formed in 2004, brought the sounds of rural folk instruments to a more hip urban demographic.”Popular rock and pop bands Nepathya and 1974 AD were among the first to produce fusion hits with folk elements.Nepal’s movie industry is also experiencing a revival, with directors moving away from the Bollywood song-and-dance format with storylines about the often harsh reality of life in impoverished Nepal. But then we started experimenting with folk instruments,” said Night’s Jason Kunwar. “The longer we wait, the more likely we are to lose such valuable knowledge.

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