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Interview..In her Own
words. |
- Congratulations
for being nomination at Image Awards 2061? Did you
see this coming?
- Thank you !!
Yes, but not fixed category. But good to see
nominated, I guess I have been honored for my
work.
- Tell us a little
on how you started to get involved in music?
- I started
musical my career n 2057 B.S. I had an aim to be
successful singer and so I came to this field.
I have been trained in classical music for six
years and still taking classes with Chandan
Shrestha. I do practice daily by playing
Harmonium.
- A little
background about your family.
- I was born at
Dang. I have dad, mom, younger sister and me in
my family. My dad is a landlord, mom a
housewife, sister a student and me you all know.
But now I am married to Sudam Thapa (Musical of
My albums "kahan?" & 'Chittikkai Bhachu re" and
also of celluloid movie "Unko Samjhanama")
- Are you thinking
this as a long term?
- What has been the
reaction so far?
- Well till now
not satisfied, I have lot more to do.
- What is the reason
behind your album name "Kahan?" ?
- "Kahan?" was
the mostly used word in my songs therefore we
decided to go with that name.
- There is a popular
old song "Jhaljhali Aankhama" in your album "Kaha".
What was the reason in doing that song?
- Its a good
song. I wanted to bring back the old memories by
singing such classic songs. Currently I am
doing other songs too to remind Nepali music
lovers of their old sweet memories.
- Is it tough to
categorize your music? You have sang in many
categories.
- All !! I just
want to be a perfect singer and non specific in
category.
- What were some of
the difficulties in putting out an album?
- Gagan Pradhan
dai fully supported me so I didn't face any
difficulty.
- What are your
thoughts on piracy, copyright issues? What could be
done to protect?
- Piracy is a
totally bad thing. It has harmed music industry
a lot. There should be an awareness among the
listeners in order to stop such illegal act.
Listeners should get original.
- What is your idea
for future Nepali music promotion?
- First of all
we should maintain quality. Singers should come
with trainings. More events should be organized
and government should support as well. Medias
should also co-operate and there should be
strong laws against piracy.
- Recording Music,
Music videos come with a cost. How did you managed
to do all that?
- All cost were
managed by the music company "The Rebel
Creations".
- What's your view
on media coverage?
- Yes its good
now a days. Thanks to all the media. However
media should be honest and should not cover the
artists just for money.
- How do you accept
songs from composer? Do they approach you or
vice-versa
- For my own
album I look for quality and see if the song is
as per my expectation. When I sing
commercially for others I accept directly.
Other's creations are also creations and I can't
kill others creations. I guess he/she also
has done a lot in creating.
- What's your next
project?
- I am releasing
Chittikai Bhachure-II, doing a Deuda album and
also working on my solo Modern song album and
own Dohari album too....
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