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Kutumba (band)

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

Kutumba is a Nepalese instrumental folk music 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]

Band logo

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