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Kutumba (band)

Kutumba (band)

Nepalese folk band

This article is about the musical group from Nepal. For the film of this name, see Kutumba.

Kutumba is an instrumental folk Nepalese band.[1][2] It only uses Nepalese traditional musical instruments such as bamboo flutes, sarangi, madal, tungna, dhol, jhyamta, arbajoo, dhime, dhyangro, damphu, khin, and singing bowl.[3][4] The band recorded a single for season 6 of Coke Studio Pakistan, which aired in late 2013.[5] They have collaborated with other Nepali artists such as Navneet Aditya Waiba, Satya Aditya Waiba, Albatross, Hari Maharjan, 1974 AD and Astha Tamang Maskey.[1] They competed in the AI Song Contest 2021 alongside Diwas, Chepang, and Hari Maharjan with the song "Dreaming of Nepal", placing 17th with 15 points.[6]

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Discography

  • Forever Nepali Folk Instrumental (2004)
  • Folk Roots (2005)
  • Naulo Bihani (2006)
  • Mithila (2009)
  • Utsarga (2010)[7]
  • Karmath (2013)[8]
  • Himalayan Highlands (2017)

Personnel

  • Tungna and Arbajo: Arun Manandhar
  • Sarangi: Kiran Nepali
  • Percussion: Pavit Maharjan
  • Percussion: Raju Maharjan
  • Flute: Rubin Kumar Shrestha
  • Effects: Siddhartha Maharjan
  • Manager/ Technical Coordinator: Arun Gurung
  • Stage/ Line Manager: Niraj Maharjan

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Kutumba: The whole world is one". ECS NEPAL. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  2. [2]
    Sturman, Janet (2019-02-26). The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781483317748.
  3. [3]
    "Kutumba" (PDF). Nepal Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  4. [4]
    "Bio". Kutumba. Archived from the original on 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  5. [5]
    "5 things Nepalis are fond of in Pakistan". Daily Times. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  6. [6]
    "Participants". AI Song Contest 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  7. [7]
    "Releases". Kutumba. Archived from the original on 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  8. [8]
    "Kutumba releases Karmath". The Himalayan Times. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
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