Kutumba is an instrumental folk

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ese band. It only uses

ese traditional musical instruments such as

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madal The madal ( ne, मादल) or maadal is a Nepalese folk musical instrument. The madal is used mainly for rhythm-keeping in Nepalese folk music. It is very popular and widely used as a hand drum in Nepal. The madal has a cylindrical body with a s ...

tungna The Tungna (Nepali: टुङ्ना) is a plucked string instrument from the Northern Himalayan region: Nepal, Tibet, Sikkim and Bhutan. It is made from a single piece of carved wood. The front hollow body (which serves as the sound-box) is c ...

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, jhyamta,

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, dhyangro, damphu, khin, and

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. The band recorded a single for season 6 of

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, which aired in late 2013. They have collaborated with other Nepali artists such as

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, Satya Aditya Waiba, Albatross, Hari Maharjan,

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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) *''

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'' (2005) *''Naulo Bihani'' (2006) *''Mithila'' (2009) *''Utsarga'' (2010) *''Karmath'' (2013) *''Himalayan Highlands'' (2017)

Personnel

*Tungna and Arbajo: Arun Manandhar *Sarangi:

Kiran Nepali Project Sarangi (Nepali: प्रोजेक्ट सारंगी) is a Nepali foundation that is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of indigenous Nepali folk music craftsmanship. It provides tutorials in the playing of Nepali Sara ...

*Percussion: Pavit Maharjan *Percussion: Raju Maharjan *Flute: Rubin Kumar Shrestha *Effects: Siddhartha Maharjan *Manager/ Technical Coordinator: Arun Gurung *Stage/ Line Manager: Niraj Maharjan

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/ {{Authority control Nepalese musical groups 2004 establishments in Nepal Musical groups from Kathmandu

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Personnel

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