Tamang Selo
Tamang Selo (Nepali: तामांग सेलो) is a genre of Nepali folk song sung by the Tamang people and widely popular among the Nepali-speaking community in Nepal, in India, and around the world. It is usually accompanied by Tamang instruments, the Damphu, Madal and Tungna. A Selo could be very catchy and lively or slow and melodious and is usually sung to express love, sorrow and stories of day to day life.[1]
Hira Devi Waiba pioneer of Nepali folk songs and Tamang Selo
Hira Devi Waiba is hailed as the pioneer of Nepali folk songs and Tamang Selo.[2] Her song "Chura ta Hoina Astura" (Nepali: चुरा त होइन अस्तुरा) is said to be the first Tamang Selo ever recorded.[3] Waiba has sung nearly 300 songs in a career spanning 40 years. Waiba's children Navneet Aditya Waiba and Satya Aditya Waiba have carried the legacy further by continuing on her footsteps.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Performing Arts, Songs of the Tamang People". Archived from the original on 2016-06-05.
- ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | North Bengal & Sikkim | Pioneer of Nepali Folk Songs". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "चुरा त होइन अस्तुरा - पहिलो तामाङ सेलो गीत ? - Tamang Online". Tamang Online. 2016-12-07. Archived from the original on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "Songs of Tribute". The Himalayan Times. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ^ "Daughter revives mother's songs". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
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