A melange of Nepali love songs that will appeal to urbanites and villagers, from the Himalayas to the Terai

8 MP3 Songs
WORLD: Asian, POP: Pop

Show all album songs: Umanga Songs


Details:
âArun Karki shares the musical berth with a pantheon of the most prominent contemporary singers in Nepal.â The Himalayan

About the artist:
Arun Karki, born in Janakpur in south-eastern Nepal, has been singing ever since he can remember. He recorded his first songs in 1992, and studied Eastern classical music for many years with Gurudev Kamat. Alternating farming and singing, he is now currently in Kathmandu, focusing on his music. This is his fifth album.

About the album:

âUmangaâ (joy, ardour) is a new collection of Nepali pop songs, with a greater variety of styles than Arunâs earlier albums.

About the songs:
1. âNarakha mann ma kuraâ â live life to its fullest, and say what you have to say, donât keep it insideâ¦
2. âMutu mero achanoâ â literally, my heart is a âcutting boardâ; my wounds are still fresh, do not rub in any more salt and lemonâ¦
3. âMana bhariâ â I want to be yours in my next lifeâ¦
4. âDekheko chaina timilaiâ â everyone says you are beautiful, but I havenât seen youâ¦
5. âMann pareko kaliâ â what magic did she work on me?
6. âKina hunchau paraâ â donât go away, come sit nearâ¦
7. âAaja bholi sanjhaâ â these days my heart only sings one song â one about youâ¦
8. âMaya piratiâ â to love is to suffer, to love not is to regretâ¦

Tags: pop