Music of Nepal refers to the various musical genres of Nepal. With more than forty ethnic diversities, the music of this country is a highly dispersed phenomenon. Although genres like pop, rock, folk, and Classical music exist, a huge number of such genres are yet to be cataloged. Many musical bands exist in Nepal, with a huge number located in Kathmandu - most of the recent ones focused in pop and rock. Rap has been known to emerge on the charts from time to time. Timeline and Samples Genres Newari Music - Nepali rock - Nepalese Hip hop Awards Image Music Awards - HitsFM Music Awards Charts Festivals Goon lā Media Radio Nepal , Hits FM, Image FM National anthem Rastriya Gaan Newari Music is a traditional music developed in Nepal by the Newars. ... The rock music scene of Nepal originated with the arrival of Hippies in the Kathmandu valley. ... Nepalese hip hop music also referred as NEPHOP has a slight blend from nepalese traditional music (usually a madal) and with lyrics that are usually altruistic and depicting the present Nepalese political and economic situation. ... Timeline and Samples Genres Newari Music - Nepali rock - Nepalese Hip hop Awards Image Music Awards - HitsFM Music Awards Charts Festivals Goon lā Media Radio Nepal , Hits FM, Image FM National anthem Rastriya Gaan Newari Music is a traditional music developed in Nepal by the Newars. ... The rock music scene of Nepal originated with the arrival of Hippies in the Kathmandu valley. ... Nepalese hip hop music also referred as NEPHOP has a slight blend from nepalese traditional music (usually a madal) and with lyrics that are usually altruistic and depicting the present Nepalese political and economic situation. ... A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as; musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. ... Goon lā(Nepal Bhasa:गुं ला) is a month of Nepalese calendar Nepal Sambat. ... Radio Nepal was established on 1st April 1951. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nations government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ... Rastriya Gaan (Nepali for National Anthem) is the official National Anthem of the Kingdom of Nepal. ... Look up genre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ... Folk can refer to a number of different things: It can be short for folk music, or, for folksong, or, for folklore; it may be a word for a specific people, tribe, or nation, especially one of the Germanic peoples; it might even be a calque on the related German... Classical music is a term with three distinct meanings: The European tradition of music which is associated with high culture, as distinct from popular or folk forms (including works in this tradition in non-European countries). ... Kathmandu (Nepali: काठमाडौं, Nepal Bhasa: यें) is the capital city of Nepal and it is also the largest city in Nepal. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ...

History

Medieval Era

Newari Music developed and florished during this era. The Malla kings were known for their interest in arts. Drama created during those era are accompanied by music. Many of the guthis of Kathmandu valley have their origin in this era. These guthis maintain the musical genres established during that era. Dāpā music, a type of Newari bhajan is believed to have originated in this era. Timeline and Samples Genres Newari Music - Nepali rock - Nepalese Hip hop Awards Image Music Awards - HitsFM Music Awards Charts Festivals Goon lā Media Radio Nepal , Hits FM, Image FM National anthem Rastriya Gaan Newari Music is a traditional music developed in Nepal by the Newars. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ...

Modern History

The modern history is a very short one. At times when big and private music companies where mushrooming the Western cities, Kathmandu got its first radio station, Radio Nepal in the year 1952. Since then Radio Nepal has expanded to become the dominant radio station all over the country, which helped in the uprising of many key figures in the field, notably Narayan Gopal, Arun Thapa, Dharma Raj Thapa and Jhalak Man Gandarva Radio Nepal was established on 1st April 1951. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Narayan Gopal Gurubacharya (Nepali: नारायण गोपाल गुरुवाचार्य) is by far the most prominent and popular singer in Nepali music. ...

Indigenous Nepalese Music

Those music genres which have roots in Nepal can be considered as indigenous Nepalese music. This includes:-

Newari Music

Main article: Newari Music Timeline and Samples Genres Newari Music - Nepali rock - Nepalese Hip hop Awards Image Music Awards - HitsFM Music Awards Charts Festivals Goon lā Media Radio Nepal , Hits FM, Image FM National anthem Rastriya Gaan Newari Music is a traditional music developed in Nepal by the Newars. ...

The Newars are well-known for their Newari music. It mainly consists of percussion instruments, some wind instruments and no string instruments. There are traditional tunes commemorating almost all the occasions from the womb to the tomb. All the castes have their musical tunes and bands. Music is cherished by people of all walks of life. There are tunes of certain festivals and seasons and even of certain times of day. The God of artists called Nāsadya is found in all the Newar localities. The presence of a Newari musical band in a guthi is considered as a sign of opulence. The Newar or Newah are the indigenous group of Nepals Kathmandu valley. ...

Khas Music

In the Khas society traditionally, castes like Damai, used to play a number of instruments for occasions such as marriage. However, with many villages now having television, radio and even a local FM station, such accounts are declining gradually. The minstrels, gaine, used to play instruments like Sarangi but even the Gaine are declining in number. Miji lady The Miji, who are also known as Sajolang or Damai, inhabit in the districts of West Kameng and East Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Gurung Music

The gurung have very rich tradition of music and culture. Gurung have established the system of Rodhi which is little similar to mordern discos,where young people meet and share their views in music and dancing. They have own music and dancing history. Some musical dance like Ghatu, Chudka are still in existence.In many gurung villages they are still performing such type of musical dances. These dance are performed either in a solo or in a groups.

In few gurung villages one can still find such dances or music.The gurung films are also promoting these musical dances.

Kirant Music

Tamang Music

Magar Music

Sherpa Music

Maithili Music

Bhojpuri Music

Imported Music

The musical genres which was introduced to Nepal from outside and thrived here can be considered as imported music. This contains:-

Indian Music

• Bhajan
• Filmi music

Western Music

• Rock & Roll (Introduced by the Hippies)
• Rock
• Metal
• Latino
• Punk
• Hip-Hop
• Rap

Hippies (singular hippie or sometimes hippy) were members of the 1960s counterculture movement who adopted a communal or nomadic lifestyle, renounced corporate nationalism and the Vietnam War, embraced aspects of Buddhism, Hinduism, and/or Native American religious culture, and were otherwise at odds with traditional middle class Western values. ...

Awards

With the growth and development of Nepali music industry, different award ceremonies began being held in different parts of the country, some of them being focused on local talents. The awards of National standard are held each year by media houses, mainly Hits FM and Image FM.

Annual Hits FM Music Awards

Hits FM was established in April 1996 with the intention to help the music industry grow beyond what it was. Since then, Hits Nepal Pvt. Ltd., the parent organization and the event organizer of Hits Awards has been greatly involving in encouraging and promoting Nepali artists and music. Then came the concept of further involvement through Annual Hits FM Music Awards, which was held for the first time in 2054 BS (1998 AD) with seven categories to award, and it became the first ever musical award to be organized by a private company in national level. The award ceremony celebrated its 10th birthday recently, with artists awarded in 19 categories, including the prestigious Life Time Achievement Award (awarded to a senior member of music industry for their contribution for the development of Nepali music), and performances by top Nepali artists. The songs and albums nominated in each category are based on the votes of the public and the winner is then evaluated by an independent panel of judges.

Amid many other mushrooming awards, Hits FM Music Awards has a glorious history to maintain. Not to mention, it is the most anticipated and sought after musical awards function.

Image Awards

Image Awards is an annual event organized by Image Group of Companies to honor people from music industry of Nepal. It was started with the inception of Image FM in 2055 BS (1999 AD). The very first award was handed to Late Tara Devi as the Life Time Achievement award by the then Crown Prince during the inauguration of the FM station. Image Awards with all its national glory, has helped honor and encourage both new and old talents of the music industry of Nepal.

See also

• Newari Music
• Nepali rock
• Music of Sikkim

Timeline and Samples Genres Newari Music - Nepali rock - Nepalese Hip hop Awards Image Music Awards - HitsFM Music Awards Charts Festivals Goon lā Media Radio Nepal , Hits FM, Image FM National anthem Rastriya Gaan Newari Music is a traditional music developed in Nepal by the Newars. ... The rock music scene of Nepal originated with the arrival of Hippies in the Kathmandu valley. ... Sikkim is a state of India. ...

External links

• The only site Promoting Blues in NEPAL (www.rockmandu.com)
• Newari Music

References

• Tingey, Carol. "The Hills Are Alive". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 198-202. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0