Vibes September - Page 11

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Kut umba : UpCl os ea ndPe r s ona l Anys ongbyKut umbai snotj us taf e wmi nut e sofme l odi e s ,buta ne x pe r i e nc e .Wi t h mus i ct ha tr e s ona t e swi t ht hev i br a ntt r a di onsofNe pa la ndi ns t r ume nt st ha tr e fle c t di ffe r e nte t hni c ie sa c r os st he c ount r y , t he i rs ong se x hi bi tNe pa l ’ sc ul t ur a luni que ne s s .S a r a ng i s ,Ar ba j os ,T ung a ss t r ummi ng outbe a uf ulha r moni e s ;Ba s ur i s ,Ka nhs , P ong a sa ddi ngne w de pt hst ot hes ound; a ndwi t hDhol a k s ,Ma da l s ,Dhi me sbe ang wi t hv i g ora nda ddi ngne wl i f et ot hemus i c ; a ddt ot ha tt hes t r a ng ey e tbe a uf ul e ffe c t s us e d –t heKut umbae x pe r i e nc ea c t ua l l y ma k e sy oupr oudt obeapa r toft heNe pa l i c ul t ur e .

VI BE S :Ats uc hay ounga g et heba s i cpos t+ 2 VI BE S : Wha tdoy out hi nki st her e a s ont ha tf ol k t r e ndi st os t a r tar oc kba nd. S owhydi dy oug e t mus i ci snotg e nga c c e pt e dmuc hbyy oung i nt of ol k ?Wa si tawa yt opr ot e c tourc ul t ur e ? s t e r s ? KUT UMBA:Wedi dnotg e ti nt of ol kj us twi t h t hes ol ei de aofs a v i ngourc ul t ur e sa ndt r a di ons .Asmus i c i a ns ,wene e dt oc onne c tt ot he mus i ca swe l l ;a ndt ha ti se x a c t l ywha tha ppe ne dt ouswi t hf ol k . Onourfir s tpe r f or ma nc e , weha dpl a y e df ol knumbe r s .F ol ki saf or m of mus i ct ha ts pe a k st oe v e r y one ,e s pe c i a l l yi n Ne pa l –r e g a r dl e s sofa g e , s oc i e t ya ndot he rdi s ncons .S oba s i c a l l y–wec hos ef ol kbe c a us e whe nwepl a y e df ol k , wef e l tdi ffe r e nt .

Wi t hmusi ct hatr esonat es wi t ht hevi br antt r adi t i ons ofNepal andi nst r ument s t hatr ef l ectdi f f er entet hni ci t i esacr osst hecount r y , t hei rsongsexhi bi tNepal ’ s cul t ur al uni queness. VI BE S :S o,fir s tofa l l ,howdi dt heba ndc ome i nt obe i ng ? KUT UMBA:We l l ,weg oti nt ot hemus i cs c e ne nota sa rs t spe rs e ,butl a t e rbl e nde di nt oi t . Ae r+ 2, af e wofus( P a v i t , Ra s i l , Ar un)a ndour f r i e nds( Ni r a d, Pr a pod, Ak hi l , De v i s ma n)s t a r t e d outac ompa nyc a l l e dS t r e a ml i ne . I nc .Wi t ht hi s c ompa ny we he l d a mont hl ys how c a l l e d “ S uk r a ba r ” . Ont hefina l da yoft hes how, wede c i de dt opl a yaf e w pi e c e sour s e l v e s .S o,t ha t wa sourfir s tc onc e r te v e ra saba nd. Weme tt he ot he rme mbe r s , Ra j ua ndRubi n, onS uk r a ba ra s we l l . Whe nwes t a r t e dout , wedi dn’ ti ma g i nei t woul dt ur noutt obe c omes uc hahug ev e nt ur e .

VI BE S : Wha ta ndwhoi ns pi r ey oua smus i c i a ns ? KUT UMBA: Av e r yi mpor t a ntmo v aonha s a l wa y sbe e nt hei de aofdi v e r s i t yi nourmus i c . E v e non“ S uk r a ba r ” , wef oundt ha tt he r ewe r ea l otofy oungba ndspl a y i ngf ol kmus i cbutt he y l i mi t e dt he ms e l v e st ot he i re t hni c i t y . We wa nt e dt oe mbr a c ea smuc hoft her i c hc ul t ur e s i nNe pa l a spos s i bl ei nourmus i c . Al l ofus , mor e orl e s s ,e nj oyr oc kmus i ca ndwe ’ r et r y i ngt o br i ngoutt her oc ke ne r g yi nt of ol kt une s .Asi ndi v i dua l s , wea l l ha v edi ffe r e ntpr e f e r e nc e s , but s omeoft hea rs twea l lt a k ei ns pi r aonf r om a r eS hy a m Ne pa l i,Na wa r a jGur unga ndS ur S udha .

KUT UMBA:We ’ r enots a y i ngt ha tt hey out h doe snote nj oyf ol kmus i c .Butsl l ,t hee nr e mus i cs c e neha sbe c omev e r ywe s t e r na ndt hi s i spe r f e c t l yna t ur a lt oo–wha t e v e rt he ys e ei s wha tt he ywi l l l e a r n.Atc onc e r t st oo,pr i or i t yi s g i v e nt or oc kba ndsa ndf ol ka c t sa r eus ua l l y pl a c e da ss pa c efil l e r s .We ’ r et r y i ngt ot a k ef ol k mus i ca ny whe r ea nde v e r y whe r ewec a n.T he r e i snous ec ompl a i ni nga bouthow y oung s t e r s don’ tl i s t e nt ot r a diona lmus i c–wene e dt o ma k et he ml i s t e n.Andhowdowedot ha t ?By br i ng i ng outmus i ct ha tc onne c t st ot he m; mus i ct ha tt he ywi l l e nj oy . VI BE S :Asaba nd,doy out hi nkKut umbaha s br oug hta boutac ha ng ei nt hi st hi nk i ng ? KUT UMBA:Wedot hi nkweha v ehe l pe dbr e a k s t e r e ot y pe s .F ore x a mpl e ,whe ne v e rpe opl e t hi nkofs a r a ng ipl a y e r s ,t hefir s ti ma g et ha t popsupi nt hemi ndsofmos ti sofapoor , i l l i t e r a t e , l onema nbe g g i ngf ormone y . S a r a ng i , e v e n l lt oda y ,ha snotbe e nc ompl e t e l ya c c e pt e da s a ni ns t r ume ntt obepl a y e dont hes t a g ea ndt hi s i swhe r ewet hi nkweha v epl a y e dapa r t-put ngt hef ol ki ns t r ume nt swhe r ei tbe l ong s ,on s t a g e . VI BE S :I nt he5y e a r sofma k i ngmus i c ,wha tdo y ouf e e lwa st hede fini ngmome ntt ha tma de y ous t opa ndr e a l i z et ha ty ou’ v ema dei t ? KUT UMBA: We ’ r esl l wa ingf ort ha tmome nt . Wedon’ tr e a l l yt hi nkwe ’ r es t r ug g l i ng .Wec e r t a i nl ya r eg r a t e f ul f ort hes uc c e s sweha v ef ound e v e ni nt hes hor t5y e a r st ha tweha v ebe e ni n t hei ndus t r y . Butwesl l f e e l t ha tt he r e ’ sal ott o c ome . S ande s hAdhi k ar i