Posted by: Nepe November 30, 2004
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There was one thing in Sajha that always left me unquenched and often irritated. And that was to hear one-liner commentaries about the works of Nepali musicians by their fans. Having not much access to Nepali music and a lot of skepticism carried over from the initial phase of Nepali pop, I always wanted to hear more about them, exactly what our music fans liked or did not like about a particular work, worker or group. But in Sajha, it never went aboveWow, Cool and Great.
To my great relief and I believe of many who were as thirsty as I were, here is a relatively comprehensive review of Nepali music by the one and only in DC, Dr. Anup Pahari, in Himal Khabarpatrika.
I remember one of my conversations on this topic with Anup in which I was sharing my frustration that I personally have not found a single song that penetrates my heart with its music and word- among the hits and releases of the past decade that I have access to. I am talking about a perfect song- a flawless piece without a single millisecond of boring moment, with words that penetrate you, elevate you to a higher plane. That kind of song. Do you have any ?
Okay, that's not what is in this review. But it is a great piece for those who wants to learn about the current situation of Nepali music.
The only thing I see missing is about the song-writers and lyrics from a literary point of view. Perhaps that was not a part of this review. Ghazalkar bhaye pachhi aafno dherai chaaso tesaima hune pheri.
Anyway, enjoy a commendable and good work by Dr. Anup Pahari.
( - http://www.nepalihimal.com/2061/mansir-1-15/nepali_sangeet_bishleshan.htm )
There are so many computer savy people in Sajha. It will be great if somebody can convert it to unicode and post that to this thread.