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Tridrujya Band
Raj DC’s friend Bijaya
Thapa, his buddy from their days in Arniko Boarding School in
Biratnagar, used to write nice poems and songs during school.
After the final decision with Carolyn, DC asked Bijaya to write
one song. Bijaya wrote a song the same day. The friends went to
Samraat Thapa, who lived near DC’s place in Ghattekulo. Samraat
Thapa composed music for the song within two days and gave the
singers the track, including a rough draft of the vocals. DC and
Carolyn practiced the song for a day and took time at a studio
where Samraat Thapa was involved, called Om Megha Digital
Studio, at Dilli Bazaar.
Bijay and DC used to dream of making albums during their school
days. When they were I Sc. Students, the dream caught on
strongly. But Bijay soon after left for Russia for his MBBS, and
DC went to B. Sc. Again. After an unsuccessful attempt at the
Pulchowk Engineering College for a degree in Civil Engineering,
DC found a career with the hospitality business. In any event,
they recorded the song called “Chuk chuk relai” within a week
after conceiving the idea. They were very happy when they heard
their song in Kathmandu FM on that same day it was recorded.
They were really happy—Bijaya, DC and Carolyn. Till that time
they still did not know that they would sing more . Many friends
and well wishers suggested them to record more songs and to go
for an entire album. The trio decided to go for it. Bijay
started writing other songs. They got nice media coverage for
their only song. Carolyn had to go to Jomsom for a few weeks.
So, she took the track of other new songs with her, in order to
practice the songs and return ready. The confidence she showed
was really amazing. Although DC had many problems in the studio
during the recording sessions, she had no problem whatsoever.
She has a great knowledge of the piano, and she is well versed
in the western classical music tradition, but DC never had any
musical training. Bijaya plays the guitar and the drums, but Raj
DC hardly plays any instrument, which is a subject of humility
and embarrassment to him.
There were a few phonetic problems with Carolyn in the first
song “Chuk chuk relai le.” There is the word “Pasupati” in the
song, which she pronounced “Bhasupari.” The song goes thus:
DC:
pahilo najar barpipal chaya lai
dosro najar naulo yo maya lai
kaudi khelai le
malai udayo chuk chuk relai
Carolyn:
mutu mathi lau hath rakhera
maya lagau bhasuparu bhakera [instead of Pshupati]
kaudi khelaiu le
malai ruwayo timro maiai le
DC had some problem in the studio,
like nervousness, etc., but for Carolyn it was easy. Finally
Carolyn had to leave for USA for her study, so the trio decided
to release the album after her departure. The days passed on
with a different plan to release but finally it was decided to
release after her return to Nepal again. There were seven songs
but it was decided that the album needed a minimum of eight
songs. The days passed on without proper decision regarding
whose song would have to be included as the last song. Carolyn
also tried to add to the album, but finally Bijaya had to sing
one of his new solo songs, which he did with his own music.
Thus, the total of eight songs. DC went on a search for
distributors, but everybody told them to release the album after
few months. They, however, were determined to release before
Carolyn’s departure.
Another important thing was that DC wanted to make the music
video himself, without the help of a distributor. Since Carolyn
was not available as she had to go to eastern Nepal, Angie, her
roommate was chosen for the video.
In the mean time they got an offer to sing at a charity show at
the Royal Academy, for assistance of the legendry singer Prem
Prakash Malla. It was DC’s first stage show besides singing
songs at the bar. The program was hugely successful and Carolyn
and DC were very excited. Finally they chose the Yuppies Media
and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, which is a new firm, for their new
album as their distributor. The album was released on 14th
August at the Darbar Hotel by special guest, the legendary
singer Phateman Singh Rajbhandari. |
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