This is a list of notable Nepali musical bands or groups.

BandGenreOriginatedActive yearsNotes
1974 ADRockKathmandu1994–Present[1]
AlbatrossRockKathmandu1998–Present[2]
AnuprasthaRockKathmandu2004–Present[3]
CobwebRock, metalKathmandu1992–Present[4]
CrossroadsFolk popKathmandu1992–1999[5]
Gyanmala Bhajan KhalaHymnsKathmandu1937 – Present[6]
KandaraFolk popPokhara1994 – Present
KutumbaFolkKathmandu2004 – Present[7]
Mongolian HeartFolkKathmandu1993 – Present[8]
Mukti and RevivalBluesKathmandu1992 – Present[9]
NepathyaFolk rockPokhara1991 – Present[10]
NightFolkKathmandu2006 – Present[11]
Robin and The New RevolutionRockKathmandu1993–Present[12]
The ShadowsRockChitwan1997–Present[13]
The Edge BandPop, RockPokhara1998–Present
The HimalayansPop RockHong Kong1973–1981[14]
The UglyzPop rockLalitpur1995–PresentSabin Rai & The PharaohPop, RockKathmandu2011–Present

References

  1. ^ Rai, Jessica (August 15, 2014). "1974 AD: 20 years of music". The Himalayan Times. Archived 29 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. ^ "More than music | Albatross, Nepali hometown rock heroes owned every minute at Bedlam.". Saint Paul, Minnesota. 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  3. ^ Singh, Smriti. "Anuprastha | Nepalese Bio". Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  4. ^ Smucker, Kyle. "Himalayan Metal of Death: Heavy Metal and Middle Class Social Identity in Kathmandu". p. 48.
  5. ^ Greene, Paul D. & Yubakar Raj Rajkarnikar (Fall 2005). "Echoes in the Valleys:A Social History of Nepali Pop in Nepali's Urban Youth Culture, 1985-2000". Echo. 7 (2). University of California at Los Angeles. ISSN 1535-1807
  6. ^ Gellner, David N. (2008). "Gyanmala Bhajan (Devotional songs)". Lumbini Nepalese Buddha Dharma Society (UK). Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Kutumba: The whole world is one". ECS NEPAL. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  8. ^ Rajita Dhungana. "The Kathmandu Post :: Out to win hearts, seventh time in a row". Kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  9. ^ "muktiandrevival". muktiandrevival.com. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  10. ^ Amos, Owen (2013-08-02). "BBC News - Nepalese folk-rock band Nepathya to headline Wembley Arena". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  11. ^ "Colours of the Night". Nepali Times. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  12. ^ "Nepalese band Robin and the New Revolution set to rock Dubai - The National". Archived from the original on October 2, 2014.
  13. ^ "The Shadows Reinventing"
  14. ^ "Veteran singer of Himalayan Band, Norden Tenzing, passes away in London". www.southasiatime.com. Retrieved 2022-03-16.