Music of Nepal refers to the various musical genres played and listened to in Nepal. With more than fifty ethnic groups in Nepal, the country's music is highly diverse. Genres like Tamang Selo, Chyabrung, Dohori, Adhunik Geet, Bhajan, Filmi music, Ghazal, Classical music, songs and Ratna music are widely played and popular, but many other less common genres are yet to be cataloged. Western musical genres like Rock, Metal, Hip-Hop, Rap, R&B also regularly feature on the Nepalese music charts. Most of the country's musical bands are based in the Kathmandu valley. Musical genres from Tibet and India have greatly influenced Nepalese music.
Narayan Gopal Guruacharya(Nepali: नारायणगोपाल गुरुआचार्य), known professionally as Narayan Gopal and N. Gopal was a prominent popular singer and composer of Nepali music. Regarded one of the most significant cultural icons in Nepal, he is referred as "Swar Samrat" in Nepal. He is also known as "King of Tragedy" owing to his numerous tragedy songs. He also sang in Nepal Bhasa.
Ram Krishna Dhakal (Nepali: रामकृष्ण ढकाल, born July 23, 1974 is one of the most popular singing stars in the realm of Nepali music and singing genre since he started singing the Nepali songs. Dhakal is a well-known Modern, Pop, Playback singer, actor and judge of the show Nepali Tara. Many consider him only second to the singing maestro late Narayan Gopal, who is respected as the king of melody in the Nepali-speaking world. Ram Krishna Dhakal has become one of the most popular singing stars in the realm of Nepali music and the singing genre since he started singing Nepali songs. He is currently a judge of the Nepalese Television Reality show Nepal Star.
Shiva Shankar Manandhar was a singer, music composer of Nepali songs and the chief actor in the first Nepali movie, Aama. For nearly a half century beginning from 1950 to late 1990, his name has probably been mentioned more often in books, journals, lectures and conversations about Nepalese music than any other musicians.
Shree Amber Gurung was a Nepalese composer, singer, and lyricist. He composed Nepal's national anthem, "Sayaun Thunga Phulka".
Sano Sansar is a 2008 Nepali romantic comedy film directed by Alok Nembang. The film has a massive star cast which includes Neer Shah and newcomers Mahesh Shakya, Jiwan Luitel and Namrata Shrestha. Sano Sansar is director Alok Nembang's directorial debut and is the second Nepali HD movie made after Kagbeni. The film is heavily influenced by the Korean movie My Sassy Girl and the English-language movie You've Got Mail.
Louis Banks is an Indian film composer, record producer, keyboardist, and singer. He has often been referred to as the 'Godfather of Indian jazz'.
Arun Thapa Magar(Nepali:अरुण थापा) was a Nepali singer and songwriter. In 2003, according to an international poll conducted by BBC, more than half-a million people from 165 countries voted his composition Reetu haruma timi hariyali basant , his most famous romantic song, as the seventh in the world's top 10 most popular songs of all time.
Aruna Lama was an Indian singer in the Nepali language. She is popularly known as "Nightingale of the Hills". She sang hundreds of Nepali songs, including some for Nepali film, and left an indelible mark as one of the best singers in Nepali music.
Ranjit Gazmer is an Indian film music director and a musician, who is noted for his work in Nepali-language films. He had a long association with music director R.D. Burman as a musician.
Hira Devi Waiba was an Indian folk singer in the Nepali-language and is hailed as the pioneer of Nepali folk songs.
Shanti Thatal(Nepali: शान्ति ठटाल) is an Indian music composer and singer in Nepali films. She has more than 200 songs to her credit, including music for several Nepali films. She is the first female music composer of the Nepali film industry.
Rajesh Payal Rai is a Nepalese singer and actor. Referred to in the media as "Rai is King", he is known as a versatile singer in the Nepali music industry. He has done playback singing for more than one hundred Nepali movies. In addition, he has recorded several private albums such as Darshan Namaste, Rai is King, Syamuna etc. He has sung Japanese and Bhojpuri songs as well. He performed on a world wide tour and won several music awards from 1995-2015.He also participated in Melancholy, an environmental song conceptualized, written, composed and directed by Environmentalist Nipesh DHAKA and performed by 365 Nepali artists setting the Guinness World Records.
Mausami Gurung, is a popular singer, songwriter of Nepal.
Sukmit Gurung is a modern classical Nepali female singer who sang popular Nepali songs such as Priyatam and Relimai in the 1990s and worked as a playback singer in various Nepali cinemas. She has sang more then 400 songs including those with contemporary muscians such as Gopal Yonzon, Ambar Gurung, and Sambhujeet Baskota. She also sang in Newari and Japanese language. She is originally from Sikkim, India, but has settled in Nepal.
Ciney Gurung is a singer, composer, and songwriter originally from Kurseong, Darjeeling and lives in Nepal now. She began her career with the hit songs "Timro Mayama" and "Mann". In 2009, Radio Kantipur named Gurung the best female pop singer of the year. Gurung married musician, Rojesh Shrestha, in 2005 and they have a daughter together. Gurung also participated in Melancholy, an environmental song by 365 Nepali artists which set a Guinness World Record for the "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording". It was written, composed and directed by environmentalist Nipesh DHAKA.
Dinesh Subba (Limbu) is a composer, singer and lyricist of Nepali music.
Rajan Ishan ( ) is a Nepali singer, composer and one of the most popular music arrangers in the Nepali Music Industry.
Navneet Aditya Waiba is an Indian Nepali-language folk singer and the daughter of the late Hira Devi Waiba, the pioneer of Nepali folk music. Navneet and younger brother Satya Aditya Waiba (producer/manager) are the only artists in the Nepali folk music genre who sing and produce authentic traditional Nepali folk songs without adulteration or modernisation using mostly organic and traditional Nepali music instruments.
"Melancholy" is an environmentally-themed song sung by 365 Nepali artists. This song was intended to promote an environmental message by breaking the Guinness World Records for "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording", which it successfully did. It was written, music composed and directed by environmentalist Nipesh Dhaka. The song was recorded as a single on 19 May 2016. The recording sessions were inaugurated by Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli at 8 am and continued until 6 pm. The song was released on 2 September 2017 by President Bidya Devi Bhandari at Army Officer's Club, Kathmandu.
