Music Nepal
"Music Nepal" (Nepali: म्यूजिक नेपाल) is the first music company of Nepal. It was established in 1982 and drove the music industry of Nepal. [1] Initially, the company was focused in production of folk songs from different parts of the country in cassettes medium. Gradually, the company started recording various genres of music. Currently, it distributes music in digital platforms including Itunes, Spotify, Sony Music and YouTube. The company also started its service though mobile apps in 2074 BS.[2] [3]
In 2005 it founded a music school and research centre named Nepal Music Center in Kathmandu. [4] The company has also published the list of its recordings.[5]
Significance
Music Nepal was the first recording company to formally pay royalties to the artists which helped to shape the music industry of Nepal. The royalty helped to change lifestyles of artists. The trend was then followed by other private recording industry. Music Nepal also helped to form copyright laws of Nepal. [6] The company was also the first to produce Dohari geet (folk songs) in CD in 2048 BS. [7]
Major artists
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- Sur Sudha [8]
- Shringara Group [8]
- Mingma Sherpa [9]
- Nabin Bhattarai [10]
Music Nepal Awards
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Music Nepal recognizes artists every year and provides cash award. A list of notable artist who received the awards are listed below:
- Khem Raj Gurung, singer, 2056 BS [11]
- Ratna Samsher Thapa, songwriter, 2076 BS
- Kiran Kharel, songwriter, 2076 BS
- Deepak Jangum, musician, 2076 BS
- Sambhujit Baskota, musician, 2076 BS [12]
Controversies
Music Nepal was dragged on controversy over payment of royalty to the artists. [13][14]
References
- ^ Nepal, Music. "Music Nepal". Music Nepal. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ Lawaju, Hasana (2017-07-17). "Music Nepal app". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "टेलिकमले सुरु गर्यो म्यूजिक नेपाल एप, एक महिनासम्म निशुल्क". Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ Pradhan, Pustun (2000-03-01). "An Overview of Copyright Legislation in Nepal". South Asia Economic Journal. 1 (1): 155–182. doi:10.1177/139156140000100108. ISSN 1391-5614. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya". Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ Stirr, Anna (2016). "Music and Cultural Policy in Nepal: Views from Lok Dohori". European Bulletin of Himalayan Research. 48: 43–76.
- ^ Adhikary, Ramesh Prasad (2019-06-30). "Voice of Subalterns in Nepali Dohori Geets". University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics & Literature. 2 (II): 22–37. ISSN 2663-1512. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ a b "Review: [Untitled] on JSTOR". JSTOR 834405. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "Migma Sherpa - Hot Property". Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ Mausam (2018-06-07). "Nabin K Bhattarai releases new pop album NKB". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "Kantipur-जब १ घण्टाको लागि खेमराजको शव खाँदबारी ल्याइयो... - कान्तिपुर समाचार". Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "म्युजिक नेपालद्वारा चार स्रष्टालाई सम्मान". Naya Patrika. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "म्यूजिक नेपालविरुद्ध उत्रिय स्रष्टाहरु, सामूहिक मुद्दा हाल्ने तयारी". नजिक न्युज. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "स्रष्टा तथा कलाकार ठगिनेमा म्यूजिक नेपाल एक नम्बरमा आएको कलाकर्मीहरुको आरोप,अब कानुनी उपचारमा जाने कलाकर्मीहरुको तयारी". Kalakhabar. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
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