Himalayan Dreams:
Hear world-renowned Nepali Sarangi Player Shyam Nepali perform with his five-member band Himalayan Dreams at the 2024 Young Tradition Festival’s opening concert.
Band Members:
- Shyam Nepali (Sarangi & Vocal)
- Pramod Upadhya (Percussions-Tabla & Madal)
- Ranjan Budathoki (Bamboo Flute)
- Tilak Shrestha (Vocal & Effects)
- Sushil Gautam (Author, Percussions, Mouth Harp & Effects)
Hailing from the centuries old Gandharba musical tradition of Nepal, Shyam Nepali has enjoyed an almost 30 year long career bringing the sounds of the Sarangi to audiences around the world. New Hampshire-based Shyam Nepali has been instructing local Burlington musician and music educator Brian Perkins on the Sarangi through Vermont Folklife’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program for the last several years. Brian’s objective has been to learn the instrument in order to teach it to local Nepali and non-Nepali youth in Burlington’s Old North End. Brian’s Sarangi Club will also make an appearance at the concert.
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