Music of Nepal refers to the various musical genres of Nepal. With more than fifty ethnicity, 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 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.
Medieval era
Newari Music
developed and flourished 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.–
Modern history
The modern history of music in Nepal is a very short one. In 1908, maestro Seturam Shrestha became the first Nepalese artiste to record a song on gramophone disc. Nepal got its first radio station Radio Nepal in 1952. Since then, it has helped to promote many key figures in the field, notably Shiva Shankar, Natikaji, Narayan Gopal, Arun Thapa, Dharma Raj Thapa, Jhalak Man Gandarva, and in the female arena Koili Devi Mathema, Tara Devi, Aruna Lama and Gyanu Rana.
Deuda Music
Deuda is one type of music having variety of genre including Thadi
Bhakha, Raheri and other, presented in western region of Nepal.
Specially this type of music present in Sudur paschim, and many regions
of madhya-paschim.
Dohori
Dohori is Nepali Folk song. This is unique type of song in world.
Dohoro means from two side or a debate. This debate is in rhythm, and
involves quick and witty poetry.The two teams in Dohori usually involves
boys in one group girls in the other.The song is started with a
question usually from the boys side. The girl follows the question with a
quick response and continues the musical conversation.
Dohori songs can last for a long time. The length of the Dohari
depends on the quick thinking ability of the players. Some Doharis have
lasted as long as seven days.People celebrate the entire night singing
the Dohari. They start singing in evening and end at dawn. Love and
marriage are usually the topic of the debate. The male expresses his
love or feelings to the girl in the song and girl may or may not respond
positively for various reasons.
Aadhunik geet
Aadhunik geet or Modern songs are popular songs in Nepal. Its also
known as sugam sangeet. These type of songs are soft and melodious.
Ethnic Music in Nepal
Newar music
Main article: Newa music
Newa Music or Newar Music, is traditional music developed in Nepal by the Newars. The musical instruments mainly consist of percussion and wind instruments.
Gurung Music
Gurungs
have a very rich tradition of music and culture. Gurungs have an
ancient tradition of Rodhi where young people meet, sing and dance to
folk songs, and share their views. Young men and women at Rodhi often
sing call-and-response songs called dohori, which are largely
improvised. Some musical dances like Ghantu and Chudka are still in
existence, and are still performed in many Gurung villages. These dances
are many hundreds of years old, and are performed either solo or in a
group. Music also plays a big role in the Gurung ritual of Argum, which
is performed when someone in the community dies.
These traditions are still very much alive in rural Gurung villages.
Gurung films are also popularizing some of these songs and dances.
Kirat Music
The Yakthungs (Limbu)
have various forms of dance, songs and musical instruments. Of them,
Dhaan Nach (paddy dance) and Chya:brung (Dhol Nach "drum dance") are
popular symbolics. Rais celebrate Sakela
and Sakewa which are wrongly referred as Chandi Naach. Chandi is Hindu
goddess and is not related in any way with Kirat culture. Many form of
their dance involve rituals or religious offerings towards Mundhum
(native Kiranti religion). Traditional dance and songs are also
practiced for weddings, festivals or gatherings.
Tamang Music
Tamang community is well known for Damphu, a traditional instrument. Tamang Selo music is based on the usage of Damphu and Tungna.
It is said that British people got an idea of making Drum Sets from
Damphu during their stay at India. Western and Indian instruments are
also found in some modern Tamang Selo music. Recently due to the
re-mixing trend of classic Nepali songs, Tamang Selo tuned songs like
changba hoi changba, Man chadey Maichyang lai have been a hit in Nepali
radio stations. Also, Modern artists like Sindhu Malla, Raju Lama Avinash Ghising, Roj Moktan, Bijay Lama, etc. have used Tamang Selo tunes in their songs and those songs have also been a hit.
Magar Music
Salai Jo, Kaura and Sorathi are the three unique and exclusive musical genre of Magar music.
Sherpa Music
Sherpa Music is based on Tibetan Buddhism. This is identical to Music of Tibet
around the trans-Himalayan region. First and foremost Tibetan music is
religious music, reflecting the profound influence of Tibetan Buddhism
on the culture.
Maithili Music
Imported Music
The musical genres which was introduced to Nepal from outside and
thrived here can be considered as imported music. This contains:-
Bhajan
A Bhajan is any type of devotional song. It has no fixed form: it may
be as simple as a mantra or kirtan. It is normally lyrical, expressing
love and pray for the Divine. Shiva, Krishna, Vishnu, Sai Baba bhajan
are popular in Nepal.
Filmi music
Filmi music is popular music as written and performed for cinema.
Since history of cinema of Nepal is not so long the filmi music is
developing. As Bollywood movies are also popular in Nepali urban areas
Nepali filmi music heavily inspired by Indian filmi music. Music directors make up the main body of composers; and the songs are performed by playback singers.
Ghazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a
refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be
understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation
and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient,
originating in 6th-century Arabic verse. The ghazal spread into South
Asia in the 12th century due to the influence of Sufi mystics and the
courts of the new Islamic Sultanate. Although the ghazal is most
prominently a form of Dari poetry and Urdu poetry, today it is found in
the poetry of many languages of the Indian sub-continent. Motiram Bhatta
introduced the written form of Ghazal in Nepali language in 1890. Seturam Shrestha
(1891-1941) has been credited with pioneering ghazal music in Nepal.
The tradition of singing ghazals has been gaining popularity in the last
few years.
Western Music
- Rock & Roll (Introduced by the Hippies)
- Blues
- Rock
- Electronic Music
- Metal
- Pop
- Rap/Soul Do you like the post if you like the post then please give us comment.If you dont like the post then you can also give us suggestion.
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