Hunger Free Concert..

In collaboration with Action aid Nepal, hunger free concert was held in Kathmandu a year back.. i would have very much liked to attend it but as I dont live in Kathamandu, I was unknown about it till I found an article about in a blog..

This is what Lunatic Calm had to write about it.

Nepathya normally doesnt cut out on the list of artists id love to see on stage, but i was wrong to think of such thoughts. Also, it was a first time for me almost sitting throughout the whole of the gig and that too almost in the end of the hall.
The main cause today was an initiation by Youth Action Nepal, Action Aid, Nepa-laya, and Child Development Youth Network in raising awareness about the problems of Hunger. It was entitled as a Hunger Free concert and event. A rally was started from Peace Mandala to BICC where all the participants got drenched completely, a sign of good starting but still a drag. Anyways, after reaching there , some photo session, chanting, interview and stuff and then started the main highlight.
Having heard Nepathya on some prior albums, i generally do like their music. A blend of folk, blues, rock and some other potpourri comes out as a truly appreciable music. But its a much better treat seeing them live. Their rendition of old Nepathya songs and some classic nepali (patriotic) songs in a type of pink floydesque nature was truly awesome. The crowd pumped up the guys on stage and in turn they played their hearts out and just set the stage on fire. I particularly liked the duet between the Madal and the drums which it seems nowadays has been a Nepathya regular in concerts.
Summarizing it all, it was truly a wonderful musical and visual delight. Their performance shows the Nepali artist have the same flair as international artists, at least some do.

Read this article in its original location.

Well this is Mr Sugam's experience. But all I have to tell is Never Judge a band by the songs played in the Media!! Listen to them play and judge them on your own terms...

Later I found photos of the concert in flickr. Here are they

www.flickr.com More Flickr photos tagged with nepalnepalkathmandu

And a youtube video too!! A short portion of the song Ghatana.
Here is the video

Watching Resham.....

First time i watched resham video was in a tv show in Nepal television.. I cant remember the show name but it was definitely hosted by Shivani Singh Tharu and was Music Nepal produed. I remember Shivani because she is from Nepalgunj and Music Nepal because it was the same company which had brought out the Album Resham. At first It was a live show only.. As Resham was recorded live as they told then, this was the same video and seeing Amreet Gurung singing and his long hair moving around with the tune of the song was definitely entertaining. And moe over I got a chance to see the people who made the song.. so it was always special for me.

But now we have an another video which has some glimpse of the old live recorded video but along with it is a beautiful girl and a handsome guy having a small story related to the song. Nonetheless very entertaining..(maybe I am biased towards Nepathya and it made me think so!!)

U can have a look at this new videobelow. (courtesy Youtube.com)

Resham...

Resham was the first Nepathya song that created a direct impact upon me with distinction. Earlier sons like “Jomsom’mai Bazzar ma”, “Chekyo Chekyo” had definitely struck my auditory cortex but I think I was quite young then to feel a distinct Nepathya in those songs. But by the time Resham was released, I was already 14yrs and able to comprehend at least something.

I was an avid reader of Kantipur daily (which I still am) and its announcement of Nepathya beings back had made me happy (though I cant remember why I was so excited about them but as a matter of fact, I definitely missed the makers of folk poop songs like Udayo railaile and Jomsomai bazzar ma). But when I read the Resham virus article in Saturday special of Kantipur (Brajesh Khanal had written it), my excitement reached anew level. And I found companion in ganesh parajuli dai to help me. And I made sure that all of my fellow friends and villagers listened to the songs (at least passively!!). needless to mention it was a big hit.

My excitement and unexplained elation was justified. For me Resham was everywhere, class, school, home, playground. Like brajesh had written, we really started calling our friends Resham. Oie Resham’ ‘ke cha resham’ had become our new found linguo. So much so she was also being called Resham!!!

The craze is over now but every now and then I listen to the song..

“Allare thiti jiskauche malai

Resham…

Yo maya chodi kaha jail umkera ho resham”

those days come back again to my mind..vivid and clear... Not going much personal.. i will like to say I miss u guys..those days and those everythings...

Introduction to Nepathya

Who exactly are Nepathya??
“Since Deepak J. Rana, Bhim Poon and Amrit Gurung founded this band in 1990, it has seen many musicians join and leave the band. Amrit Gurung is the only remaining founding member of the band.” is written in the introductory leaflet of album Bheda Ko Oon jasto.

Quoting Amrit Gurung, Wikipedia writes "Says he Nepathya is like a passenger train that everybody can get in and get out."

If that is the standard description then you can take Amrit as the pilot. And Amrit casts the main figure of Nepathya (not only for his voice but also for his exotically long hair!!!)

Can somebody give a full list of Different people differently involved I Nepathya during different period of time?? We will appreciate that...

Albums of Nepathya:

Till date 7 albums havebeen released starting from the self titled album Nepathya to real incident titled album Maina Pokhari'ko Ghatana The seven albums are Self titled Nepathya in 1991, Himal Chuchure in 1993, Min Pachas Ma in 1995, Shringar in 1997, Resham in 2001, Bheda ko oon Jasto in 2003 and Ghatana – Incidents of Nepal in 2005.

What genre they sing?

Nepathya started with a relatively different brand of music, folk pop. They expertly fused the common Nepali folk tunes with pop flavour to produce some of the most exhilarating melodies ever. This became a new trend. Also it became the basis for rise of Pokhreli bands in contemporary Nepali music. (read more about it here).
But in this time when pure folk song are created inside a closed room, Nepathya goes deep into the villages and hills of Nepal in search of tunes and songs only to make them more

lovelier than ever.Read about it here and here and here also.

Though folk pop is the term used, listen to the songs Sa karnali an Bheda Ko Oon jasto…and you may say it folk rock tooo..

Besides, Nepathya sings for people. Their recent album sang the songs only about the people and their sufferings due to Maoist insurgency. Previous album had half of its songs were concerned about people and their perspective in the Insurgency.
During the heydays of Maoist rebellion, which claimed more than 15,000 lives, they constantly concerted for peace and rights of children. They traveled across Nepal with message of peace and donated money collected during the concerts to the local schools and organizations working for children. Thus with every album since Resham (that makes 3 albums), they have donated 9-10 lakhs to school and various organizations through such concerts.

Some songs from Nepathya:
If I am asked to name some nice songs of Nepathya, I will end up listing all songs
for none of the songs I have found under par. Many were very good while some were better and remaining are good. But this may not please everyone. So what I will do here is to list some of the well received songs. Even if you go through the some not so well received song (for reasons best known to Him), you won’t stop wondering, “Why the hell this song couldn’t make big?”

Anyway some well received songs of Nepathya are:
From album Nepathya

· Chekyo chekyo
· Himal chuchure

From album Min Pachas’ma

· Jomsom’ai Bazzar’ma
· Udaayo rail’lai’le
· Birsi na’deu

From album Resham
· Resham
· Lampate surati
· Mai nache chhamchham’ti

From album Bheda Ko Oon jasto

· Sa karnali
· Bheda ko oon jasto
· Taal ko pani

From album Maina Pokhari’ko Ghatana

· Ghatana
· Aama huna

(PS:If you can, please Listen to songs from Album Sringaar like “Saruma rani ko aanshu ko kasam” Bol chaina kuna boli’le geet gaunu” and tell me why didn’t get much
popularity)

Where to listen them?
Buying the album is thebest way you an to help yourself with Nepathya music. They can be purchased in any Music Nepal outlet. But as a matter of fact this may not be accessible to all.

Here are some online links to listen, watch Nepathya songs.

http://www1.cs.columbia.edu/~lokesh/mp3/Nepathya/

http://www.realnepal.net/partiallist.htm (Only online listening possible)

http://www.kfm961.com/gallery/music/Ghatana.mp3

http://www.kfm961.com/gallery/music/Taal_Ko_Pani.mp3

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nepathya&search=

http://www.murchunga.com/search.php?do=search&col=ar.name&val=nepathya (only online listening possible)

http://www.visi.com/~shah/cgi-bin/nepalisongs/scripts/nepalisongs_page_loader.cgi?page=search&screen_info=1024_768_32&java_enabled=true&keywords=nepathya&search_type=music+archives