Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Nepali rock


Related Topics

  
  Nepali rock - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The rock music scene of Nepal originated with the arrival of Hippies in the Kathmandu valley.
The pioneers of Nepalese Rock scene were Mukti Shakya, Dev Rana(drummer) and various other singers and bands who emerged in the Freak Street scene in the Hippie era.
Rock and Metal scene is evolving in Nepal with much improvement in quality and performance.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Nepali_rock   (377 words)

  
 Chilean rock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rock and roll is a style of popular broad-ranging music, known throughout the world.
Chile's most famous rock band (outside of Chile) is undoubtedly La Ley.
After this period, Chilean rock declined until the 1980s, when the scene became more closely associated with politics, especially opposition to Augusto Pinochet.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chilean_rock   (204 words)

  
 Nepali rock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The prime scene of Rock as well as Rock and Roll during those days used to be Jhochhen aka Freak Street notorious for its marijuana and narcotics which attracted many a psychedelic rockers during the 70s.
The present scene music of Nepal includes several popular rock and roll bands, including Nepathya, Robin N Looza, Mukti and Revival, and the long-running Cobweb.
The Kathmandu valley is the musical center of Rock and Metal scene here in Nepal.The Nepali rock scene has been directly promoted and enhanced by a new organization KtmRocks which produces Magazines for the promotion of nepali Rock and Metal scene.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nepali_rock   (448 words)

  
 Nepal (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab6.csail.mit.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
For a relatively small country, the Nepali landscape is uncommonly diverse, ranging from the humid Terai in the south to the lofty Himalayas in the north.
Nepali Army having 90,000 soldiers of the country, which is currently engaged in the civil war against the Maoist insurgents.
Nepali is the national language with 47.8% of the population speaking it as their first language.
www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http://articles.gourt.com.cob-web.org:8888/%22http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DNepalese   (4377 words)

  
 nepali rock - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
The music of Nepal includes several popular rock and roll bands, including 1974 A.D., who have toured the United States and United Kingdom, the folky Nepathya with Gautam Gurung (best-remembered for "Chekyo Chhekyo"), Robin N Looza and the long-running Cobweb.
There has also been a surge in local heavy-metal bands with the emergence of numerous bands like Nastik, X-mantra and Albatross.
The city of Darjeeling (in West Bengal) is a musical center for Nepali rock.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Nepali-rock   (136 words)

  
 Nepal: Culture - K12 Academics
Nepali culture is influenced by the cultures of Tibet, which borders to the north, and India, which borders to the south.
A typical Nepali meal is dal-bhat, boiled lentils served with rice and vegetables, and some spicy relish.
Also catching on fast is Nepali rap and reggae, derived from African American artists and genres, which has blossomed with the advent of the music video industry.
www.k12academics.com /nepal_culture.htm   (606 words)

  
 Why Nep gals hate Nep guys... - Nepalism Message Board
Most nepali woman don't have their heart broken like the western-women- of-the-21st century 5 or 6 times(and a lot more) after all they have done and given all to their so-called great lovers who are supposed-ly refined in the art of romance.
Nepali guys get ABSOLUTE NO help from their women but are still doing far better then their western brothers.
Nepali guys still spend their friday nights with their wifes and mothers at home instead of roaming around strip clubs with their buddies.
www.nepalism.com /msgboard/thread/8   (775 words)

  
 Nepalaya :: artists create …. rest we take care…
Trained by Nepali and Bengoli Gurus, Pema has lent his melodious voice to modern songs along with films--paralko aago (1976), Bachnachaneharu (1982), Arko Janma (1983) and Zaar (1984) and plays and cantata.
Renowned composer of Nepali Adhunik — Mani Kamal Chetri has arrived in Kathmandu to perform for the Paleti Concert Series scheduled to be staged at nepa~laya's 'r' sala on 28th of July 2006.
Nepathya — the Nepalese Folk — Rock band which is currently on a tour in Europe made its debut European performance at the Himalayan Film Festival on the 4th of November 2005.
www.nepa-laya.com /music.php   (1055 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
For a small territory, the Nepali landscape is uncommonly diverse, ranging from the humid Terai in the south to the lofty Himalayas in the north.
Nepali culture is influenced by the cultures of Tibet, and India, which borders to the south.
Traditional Nepali folklore retains a strong influence in society and its stories are widely acted out in dance and music.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Nepal   (4282 words)

  
 Sikkim Summary
A large portion of the Sikkim territory is covered by the Precambrian rock and is much younger in age than the hills.
The rock consists of phyllites and schists and therefore the slopes are highly susceptible to weathering and prone to erosion.
Nepali language newspapers are locally printed, whereas Hindi and English newspapers are printed in Siliguri.
www.bookrags.com /Sikkim   (4136 words)

  
 Send to a Friend - IPS Inter Press Service
Another popular rock band redoing popular Nepali oldies and modern numbers and experimenting with western rock and roll music is 1974 AD.
Rock and roll music entered the Himalayan kingdom after western hippies explored the 'hippie trail' in Asia and put Kathmandu, pronounced Cat-Man-Do in the western world, at its centre.
However, while Nepathya, 1974 AD and several other Nepali rock-pop bands may be doing fine, traditional singers like the Gandharvas are not.
www.ipsnews.net /sendnews.asp?idnews=24495   (1003 words)

  
 At the crossroads of languages, musics, and emotions in Kathmandu Popular Music and Society - Find Articles
Yet while these foreigners were busy observing Nepalis in their natural environment, Nepalis were also observing Western tourists, developing their own impressions of Western culture, and listening to Western pop.
The Western influence in Nepali music no longer was limited to composers of intentionally hybrid genres like adhunik git, lok git, and philmi git; young Nepali pop musicians were now regularly experimenting with musical and linguistic styles drawn from Western popular music.
Young Nepalis, in the absence of conventional ways to frame their new experiences of dating, sometimes reflect on the images of and ideas about dating they encounter in films, music, and other elements of popular culture.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2822/is_3_24/ai_82803972   (950 words)

  
 Darjeeling Bands - The Reincarnation
Their strength is in delivering in mainstream rock with the perfect get up of “Tie n’ Dye” T-shirts, painted torn jeans, almost dramatizing their performances to reach out to their audience, which worked wonders in creating a certain ‘on-stage image’ for them.
We all love to Rock n’ Roll and despite all the adversities, we still remain as a family” says Vicky.
In short, the birth of “The Reincarnation” is an ode to the revival of rock music in the hills… A band that emerged as an effort to bring souls together.
www.darjeelingnews.net /artist_profiles/bands/reincarnation.html   (721 words)

  
 Nepali_rock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The prime scene 0f Rock as well as Rock & Roll during those days used to be Jhochhen aka Freak Street notorious for its marijuana & narcotics which attracted many a psychedelic rockers during teh 70s.
The Kathmandu valley is teh musical center 0f Rock & Metal scene here inside Nepal.The Nepali rock scene has now been directly promoted & enhanced by a new organization KtmRocks which produces Magazines for teh promotion 0f nepali Rock & Metal scene.
Nepali rock Neplese rock music sites Neplese rock music sites http://www.rockmandu.com http://www.ktmrocks.com Nekhvam a blues trio from Nepal is teh surviving blues band 0f Nepal.
www.nukeit.info /Nepali_rock   (754 words)

  
 Inventory of rock glaciers along the Ghunsa valley, Kanchanjunga Himal, eastern Nepal
The rock glaciers were identified on the basis of air photo analysis and were visited in October and November 1999.
The internal structure of two rock glaciers (KR4 and KR23) were investigated by DC resistivity imaging.
Data were collected at 24 rock glaciers in the Ghunsa valley, Kanchanjunga Himal, eastern Nepal (87° 57' 38" N, 49° 40' E to 88° 08' 01" N, 56° 40' E).
nsidc.org /data/docs/fgdc/ggd610_rockglac_nepal   (285 words)

  
 Nepali rock
Nepali Times is a weekly publication that focuses on the politics, economics development, environment, culture, literature, history and society of Nepal with in-depth reporting from around the country.
Nepali engineering consultancy for hydropower, water resources, hazard and environmental impact assessment, and infrastructure development.
Caught between a rock and a soft place, ChesterField Rock is influenced by such bands as Coldplay and Radiohead with a unique pop/rock musical style of its own.
www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Nepali_rock   (1297 words)

  
 :: Musikta :: ...Rescess Cafe Dot Com...
A website hosted by Nepali youngsters to provide platform to many more like them to express/share their ideas and views.
Many argued their music was unbecoming for a Nepali band, mainly because of the wacky lyrics and incorrect pronunciations.
Hope they will soon be on the top of Nepali Rock Music once again as this time they got one of the greatest vocalist in Nepali music Industry and of course one of the best band.
www.recesscafe.com /musikta.html   (1194 words)

  
 Lean and mean in Thamel - Nepali Times
It is 10.30 PM in Thamel and things are heating up in the most entertaining and possibly the most dangerous, corner of Kathmandu.
The latest Bollywood hits blare from dance bars competing with live bands playing rock n roll covers.
Drug dealers, some from as far away as Africa, peddle their wares: “Hash, you want marijuana, pot?” Transvestites and eunuchs flirt with groups of Nepali men looking for a cheap thrill.
www.nepalitimes.com /issue/288/Leisure/11040   (153 words)

  
 Happenings - Nepali Times
SURROUNDED: Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala talks to the press on Monday after submitting a written statement at the Supreme Court in response to the contempt of court charges against him.
FOR A CAUSE: Nepali rock icons Nepathya perform at their Harmony for Humanity concert for an audience of journalists and human rights activists at Yala Maya Kendra, Patan Dhoka on Tuesday.
PLEA: The parents of Gareth David Koch, a British trekker missing in Nepal since 8 March, at a press conference on Wednesday in Kathmandu requesting the Nepali people to report any sightings of their son.
www.nepalitimes.com /issue/218/Happenings/1835   (158 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Until then, Nepali pop bands as a whole were still aping the styles and idioms of traditional Nepali music.
The Analisa duo, Hamant and Sam, decided to adopt and amp up the idioms of western rock in their music, in the process blazing a new trail in Nepali soundscape and subverting the tyranny of the country's conservative musical establishment.
He is outraged by the pettiness, greed and bickering of Nepali politicians of all shades and colours.
www.angelfire.com /de/deadsoul/bandinfo.html   (1443 words)

  
 nepal
The specialty of the Nepali kites is the lokta hand-made paper out of which they are made.
Therefore the Nepali kite-fliers like the malay kites though simple they look but they are best designed for strategic purpose of cutting the strings of others' kites.
The workshops on making Nepali kites were also organized for school children during the both festivals in Dieppe.
perso.wanadoo.fr /manjhamania/manjha/nepal.htm   (1058 words)

  
 Nepali-pan - 3rd degree Analysis - Bigboard Forums
I guess 98 % here are Nepali however 2% are surely foreigner, may be it's cause people like American born Bhawana get thier blonde firends joining in Nepali site..yuck Nepli site.
On my pure freedom and analysis of my psyche, Nepali are the most civilized creature in Asia, howdoever, in reality the darkened prospectus, Nepali pan sovereign slip away by the shadow of economic death.
Nepali -pan on fourth degree analysis is the love, the best happening of born in Nepal.
www.bignepal.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=822   (518 words)

  
 Nepali Songs - murchunga.com | dedicated to all nepali song lovers around the world
Our sole purpose is to promote Nepali music & artists, not to jeopardize them by making the songs available to listen for free.
Nepali music is incomplete without Arun Thapa's songs.
Lazy boi's much anticipated music album "Nepali Maya" is finally out in the market.
www.murchunga.com   (1489 words)

  
 NN Society - 1974 AD enthrals rock lovers at Dasharath Stadium
KATHMANDU, Dec 15 - Thousands upon thousands of rock music lovers thronged the Dasharath Stadium at the city centre Saturday evening to observe a live performance by upcoming Nepali rock band, 1974 A.D. But the security persons had a tough time trying to control the crowd comprising mainly of youngsters.
But the saddest part about the rock concert was that at least a dozen among the audience sustained minor injuries, when the harried policemen lathi-charged them, in a vain attempt to avert a possible stampede at the two main gates.
Please keep quiet for we (Nepalis) are desperately longing for peace, the band's vocalitst Firoj Shyangden said at one point, sending the audience into raptures.
www.nnsociety.org /contents.php?id=110   (473 words)

  
 Greensboro, NC Welcomes 1974 AD
BE THERE TO Band members are from left to right, Manoj, rhythm; Adrian, drums and vocals; Sanjay, percussion; Bhanu, rhythm; Phiroz, guitar, rhythm and vocals, and Nirakar, bass.
Greensboro Nepalese Community is proud to present currently most successful and entertaining Kathmandu's pop and rock band 1974AD.
The band is in their second US tour and already performed in most metro US cities.
www.nepalisite.com /1974   (141 words)

  
 The Monthly Nepali Youth E-Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Mukut is a Nepali progressive rock band that was formed in the year 1999.
Their lyrics are all in Nepali and all of the songs are their own compositions (except for the two songs in their upcoming album).
They are rather influenced by the rock music of early 90’s and by few of the recognized modern alternative band such as Pearl Jam, Creed and Alice in Chains Stone Temple Pilots etc.
www.tanneri.com /ReadArticle.asp?ArticleID=221&Type=music   (740 words)

  
 Sikkim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Channels served are the same available throughout India along with a Nepali language channels.
The rivers are narrow, serpentine and full of rocks and hence are not navigable.
Because of swift currents hitting rocks, the rivers are very noisy and can be heard for miles together.
www.whereincity.com /india/sikkim   (4373 words)

  
 SAJHA.COM - Bringing Together Nepali Communities
X-Mantra are one of the peers of Nepali...[
But saying that...X-Mantra is not what it used to be.In order to get into the mainstream they have compromised a lot and no wonder their sound now is of the mark.I heard they played along with a DJ in their last gig.
Nepali metal scene is evolving...and for good.We do now have a good underground scene with countless metal bands.We do have class acts in bands like Cruentus,Antim Grahan,Albatross,Vhumi etc.....etc.These very young and talented guys are sure to take the metal scene into newights.
www.sajha.com /sajha/html/OpenThread.cfm?forum=2&ThreadID=26279   (1994 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.