Kutumba is a Nepalese instrumental folk music band. It only uses Nepalese traditional musical instruments such as bamboo flutes, sarangi, madal, tungna, dhol, jhyamta, arbajoo, dhime, dhyangro, damphu, khin, and singing bowl. The band recorded a single for season 6 of Coke Studio Pakistan, which aired in late 2013. They have collaborated with other Nepali artists such as Navneet Aditya Waiba, Satya Aditya Waiba, Albatross, Hari Maharjan, 1974 AD and Astha Tamang Maskey. 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.
Discography Forever Nepali Folk Instrumental (2004) Folk Roots (2005) Naulo Bihani (2006) Mithila (2009) Utsarga (2010) Karmath (2013) 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
Navneet Aditya Waiba Nepathya 1974 AD
References
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20130112031557/http://www.subsonicroutes.com/events/kutumba-live-in-london/ http://www.kathmanduarts.org/Kathmandu_Arts/12_09-Kutumba.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130127095331/http://www.sarvodayausa.org/news/kutumba/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130113035321/http://www.ekantipur.com/en/related-news/kutumba-31575.html http://www.nepalunderground.com/kutumba-everlasting-nepali-folk-instrumental-2005-songs/