Global Voices has a special relationship with Nepalese culture. Many of our longtime contributors are from Nepal, allowing us to cover Nepali languages, art, literature, history, politics, and news.

Nepal, June 20 -- An invitation to attend Antarrashtriya Sangeet Mahotsav or International Music Festival 2026, and to present what was called a pragyik mantavya or academic opinion, brought me both ...

Kathmandu, May 2 -- Seema Luitel, 52, from Kathmandu, has been attending Paleti almost every month since 2008. Previously, when she worked in the development sector, she recalls waiting until the end ...

Samundra band, an ensemble that plays age-old Nepali tunes, recomposing many in new forms, is known for updating cherished old music for contemporary times. With members Anil Gandharba on sarangi and ...

Nepal’s top maestro mixed the traditional sounds of Nepal with world music at the Culture in Sync concert at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday to bring a message of peace and healing to a troubled ...

New York Mayor Eric Adams attended the "Nepal American Music Festival" held on the auspicious occasion of Nepali festivals, Dashain and Deepawali, for the first time at Diversity Plaza, Queens, New ...

Bipul Chettri felt right at home at a concert last week in Pokhara (pictured), the lakeside crowd sang along as he strummed his guitar to his most recent ballad, Salala. Fans knew the lyrics by heart, ...

I'm on a brick patio at Northfield, a popular café in Kathmandu, Nepal, strumming “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” on my guitar alongside Les Thompson, a founding member of the pioneering SoCal folk and ...

One thing that the United States can be proud of importing to Nepal is its hip-hop music. In the early nineties, when the tiny Himalayan kingdom had finally started to open up to the western media and ...

SBS NepaliIndependent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Nepali-speaking Australians. Mum Mane AmaStories about women of Nepali heritage in Australia who are about to become ...