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Tridrujya Band
Raj DC has been working in
the Redonion Bar, Lazimpat for four years. He met a few girls
studying in University of Wisconsin’s study abroad program in
Nepal at the bar a few years back. In the course of the
conversation, the girls really liked the bar, and DC offered
them jobs as bartenders. It was a similar busy Friday in the bar
and the whole bar was blowing up with Robin and Luza’s Rock n
Roll when DC saw a girl sitting and talking to her friend at the
bar.
DC approached her and talker to
her and found that her name was Carolyn Leah Rodal, a New Yorker
staying together with all the girls belonging to the Wisconsin
program. Upon hearing her fluent Nepali, DC complimented Carolyn
and asked her where she had learned such good Nepali. Her answer
was, “Maile Americama sikeko.” She came to the bar along with
her friends after a few days.
One evening the staff members were
at the terrace of the bar where sky was storming. There was no
electricity. The staff made light of the moment by singing songs
and the girls soon joined them. One of Carolyn’s friends started
humming the eternal Nepali tune “Resam phiriri. . .” Carolyn,
too, started singing the song. A few lines of “Wari jamuna, pari
jamuna” followed, everyone sang as if they were playing
antakshyari. When Raj DC sang a few songs, Carolyn observed,
“DC, you have a nice voice. Why don’t you record your own
songs?” Raj DC replied “when the time comes, I will record my
songs.” And, unexpectedly, DC asked her, “Are you ready to
record a song with me?” She was positive. She was also very busy
with her studies because she had to go Jomsong every now and
then, but they still managed to plan a schedule for recording
and practicing.
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