Guitarist of Nepal

Guitar is the instrument from western music but as the time changes Nepali music also start using this instrument.In every modern songs,it seems to be compulsory to use guitar.There are many Guitarist who can play guitar well.One of the best guitarist in Nepal is Anil Shahi.He is a person who can produce nice,fluent and sweet sound.he plays guitar very well and have won many awards by playing this guitar.
The another person who counts to be best guitarist in Nepal is Phiroj Shangden.He is one of the member of top Band ,1974 AD.He was involved in 1974 AD band as a guitarist as well as Vocalist of the band.MAny listener thinks he can play very fluent and nice music through guitar.

Training or school for music

As the condition of the Nepali music is very critical,some of the people open the school, training centers to preserve the Nepali music.There are many organization which helps in preserving old cultural music by providing trainings to the interested candidates.Not only to the Nepalese but to the foreigner also the trainings are provided.Some of the institution start this type of programs to introduce Nepali music in the whole world.In a survey ,it is found that many foreigners and the Nepalese are gaining the training and helping to introduce Nepali music in the world Market.

Effects of western Music in Nepal

As the time changes,the taste and choice of the people also changes.Due to the modern technologies used in western music,Nepali music is also influenced by western music.Now ,mostly of the songs that are created in nepal have a feeling of western music. All type of music which are released have some effects of western music.A very little music created have Nepali favor.all the music is dominated by western music.the listener are also very keen to listen new and western Music.Since the choice of the listener is going towards the western music,all creator are also creating the music similar to the western music.Due to this type of western music,Nepali folks songs are going to distinct.

Top 5 band of Nepal

There are many musical bands in Nepal.Among them five bands which creates a history in Nepali music market are as follows:
Cobweb
This band was formed by five members in the year 1992 and have a taste of Rock band.They are doing their jobs since early 90s and still rocking it.They released their 1st album in 1993 and named it as Anjaan.The songs in this album consists of heavy metals and hard rock.In 1996, they came up with their 2nd album called Cobweb which was big hit in whole Nepal.The songs of this album was still rocking called"maryo ni Maryo" and Hoodbaji"Till now Cobweb released seven album .The latest album,they brought was Namaste(2010).

1974 AD
1974 AD is a Nepali rock band formed in Nepal in the early 90s.They played various types of music including Nepali folk,ragas.rock,funks,and jazz as well.They are the most successful recording artists in Nepal.Most of their albums are ranked among the top-ten best selling albums.They organized a concert named "Rock Yatra" in 2000AD which was watched by more than 60,000 people.This is the largest attendance for a concert in Nepal.

Nepathya
Nepathya is a popular Nepalese music band that was formed by 3 students from Pokhara,studying in Kathmandu.In 90s, they were the best for its blending of folk melodies into new,youth friendly pop and rock tune.The band has gained consistent popularity and recognition and is one of the most talented band in Nepal.It is the one of the oldest band of Nepal.The songs and the music create by this band are too good for any generation.

The Axe
In 1992 this Band started started as a garage Band and was officially established in1993 and gave their first album "Dhunwa".In 1995, they released their second album named"Farkera Herda".The same year one of band member left abroad for his studies.Now having only three members in band make them difficult but the two songs from that album"chiya barima"and "Pallo dada ma" went smash hit.The leftover members decided to form the 3 man's band.

The Shadows
Now a days many new band are coming with full energy and excitement from different part of the country.The shadow is one the band which came from Chitwan in 1996.The shadows band have 5 members and a team manager.The songs they are providing to the society is being big hits.The songs they playe mostly influenced by Rock music.

Music museum of Nepal

Museum is the place where you will able to see all historical things.Similarly,music museum of Nepal also preserves all the old instruments so that the new generation can easily know about the past instruments.The music museum of Nepal is situated at Mahadev Bahal,Tripureshwar.If people are interested in traditional music then he/she should visit to music museum.It is the place where u find lots of traditional instruments.

This Museum was established by Mr.Ram prasad Kandel with the help of government .He collected these instruments since 1995 for his own collection thinking of preservation of traditional instruments. The museum already have about 350 traditional instrument collected from Nepal and from other countries(mainly from India).Every Saturday, there is traditional instrument concert organised by the museum with small groups or local musicians.

musical award in Nepal

In every field encouragement is very important.If someone is being praised for his good deeds then he/she will try to give better result in next time.so ,In Nepal musical awards are organised by different organisation to encourage the singers so that they will provide more good products.Many musical awards are held yearly and the awards are distributed according to the popularity of the music.Some of the popular award ceremony that held in Nepal are HITS FM AWARD, IMAGE AWARD,ANNAPURNA MUSIC AWARD.The awards are given to the artist according to different categories such as Best male singer,Best female singer, Best band,Best lyrics etc.

Musical Bands of Nepal

The first band of Nepal is "Prism" in which most of the members are migrated from Darjeeling.They were mostly influenced by the hippies and other rock music from western bands.They begin their band by playing English songs.After That up to 90s many band were formed but none of them recorded any songs.But in 1992,a band named Crossroad was formed which releases an album named "Naya Mode". After the release of these album many other band were encouraged to record their original songs.
In 1993,a new rock band was formed and named "Cobweb" which released an album named "Anjaan". They are still active and releasing albums, although they are more confined to pub concerts.The present mainstream music scene in Nepal includes bands like 1974 A.D.,The Shadows Band, Nepathya,Mukti N Revival, Anuprastha,  Kutumba,Cobweb,Abhaya N Steam Injuns,Robin N New Revolution.

legends of nepali music

There are lots of legends in musical field who contribute their whole life .Nepal is very proud to have many legends in musical field.Some of them are Narayan Gopal, Arun Thapa,Tara Devi, Bhakta  Raj Acharya, Gopal Younjan,Nati Kaji Shrestha .

Narayan Gopal

Narayan Gopal(Oct 4,1939-Dec 5 ,1990)is the most popular singer and composer in the history of Nepali music.He is popularly referred to as "Swar Samrat"(emperor of voice) in Nepali music.He is also Known as 'Tragedy King".He is well known as singer as well as a composer.he is very talented singer who can play sitar,harmonium, and flute.His songs have also been used in movies and dramas.Not only was he gifted with a great voice,he was very versatile.some of his popular songs include:

• Euta manche ko Maya le kati
• Jhareko Paat jhai
• Yo samjhine mancha
• Saawan ko jhari bani
• Kehi mitho baat gara

Arun Thapa

Arun Thapa (Jan,1952-22,July1999) was a popular singer in Nepal.His contributions in the Nepali music is remarkable and inspires many Nepalese singers in the field of music.His song" Reetu haruma timi hariyali basanta hau"is on the number 7 lists of the Worlds top ten songs.He had released two music albums:Arun and The Best of Arun.Both of the albums were very popular among the Nepalese music listeners. He contributed his 30years in singing career.Some of the popular songs Sang by him are:

• Jati Maya Laye Pani
• Chot k ho Byatha k ho
• Sanjha ko Jun sangai
• Bhulu Bhulu lagyo malai
• Timi herchau bhane yo chhati bhitra

Musical instruments of Nepal

In any occasion,it is common practice to use musical instrument with song.Like the song ,musical instrument are also different on the basis of particular religion,particular place particular race or particular festivals.Some of the instrument played in Nepal are as follows:
Madal

Madal is a popular and common musical instrument of Nepalese life.In the beginning it was introduced by the  magar community but now it is found in almost all parts of Nepal.The instrument is made of a hallow cylinder of wood with parchment stretched over the open sides.People wrap the string of Madal around their waist and strike it with both hands.

Sarangi

It is a traditional musical instrument of Gandharva race.It is made from special.It is a stringed instrument and has four strings.

Dhimay

It is the most common instruments among Newars.It is considered as the oldest musical instrument.It is constructed from cylindrical hollowed tree trunk with leather pads at both of its ends.Now they are frequently made of brass and other metals it is accompanied with bhusyah(a pair of cymbals).

Flute/Murali

This instrument is made from Murali bamboo by making holes in it.This is also very commonly played in almost all parts of the country.Murali is put in-between two lips and played whereas fhute is blown.

Jhyali/Jhyamta/Jhurma

It is one of the "Panch Baja" made from particular metal.There are two pieces and they are made to collide to produce musical sound.

Music in Nepal

Music is the art of arranging  sounds in time so as to produce a continuous,unified and evocative composition,as through melody,harmony,rhythm,and timbre.It is an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and  emotions through the elements of rhythm ,melody,harmony and color.Music is one of the means to make our mind fresh and cool. Music plays vital role in life to deal with the different problems.Everyone in this world are bonding with music.
In context of Nepal,Music is treat as the heartbeat.Music is an integral part of Nepali life and Nepali culture.None of the cultural,social or religious event is complete without musicians and without sounds of music in Nepal.It is associated with every events of Nepal.It is played in every festivals,feast,birth ceremonies,funeral or marriages.Nepali music is highly influenced by the Indian and Tibetan music.In Nepal,there are various types of music.Some popular music played in Nepal are folk,classical,pop,rock etc.There are many more music yet to be include such as Newari Music, Khas music,Gurung music,Bhojpuri music,Maithali music,Kirat music etc.