en Kutumba (band)

Kutumba
कुटुम्ब
Kutumba कुटुम्ब
	Kutumba band at Khadgi Mahotsav 2075 (2019)
Background information
Origin	Kathmandu, Nepal
Genres	Nepali folk music
Years active	2004–present
Labels	reehaz, EMW,SAC. Kutumba
Members	Arun Manandhar; Kiran Nepali; Pavit Maharjan; Raju Maharjan; Rubin Kumar Shrestha; Siddhartha Maharjan; Arun Gurung (Manager); Niraj Maharjan (Stage Manager)
Past members	Sarangi: Rashil Palanchoke; Flute: Binay Maharjan; Flute: Suresh Kaji Shrestha; Effects player: Sambhu Manandhar
Website	www.kutumba.com.np

Kutumba is a Nepalese instrumental folk music band.^[1]^[2] It only uses Nepalese traditional musical instruments such as bamboo flutes, sarangi, madal, tungna, dhol, jhyamta, arbajoo, dhime, dhyangro, damphu, khin, and singing bowl.^[3]^[4] The band recorded a single for season 6 of Coke Studio Pakistan, which aired in late 2013.^[5] They have collaborated with other Nepali artists such as Navneet Aditya Waiba, Satya Aditya Waiba, Albatross, Hari Maharjan, 1974 AD and Astha Tamang Maskey.^[1] They competed in the AI Song Contest 2021 alongside Diwas, Chepang, and Hari Maharjan with the song "Dreaming of Nepal", placing 17th with 15 points.^[6]

Discography

^ ^a ^b "Kutumba: The whole world is one". ECS NEPAL. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
^ Sturman, Janet (2019-02-26). The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781483317748.
^ "Kutumba" (PDF). Nepal Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
^ "Bio". Kutumba. Archived from the original on 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
^ "5 things Nepalis are fond of in Pakistan". Daily Times. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
^ "Participants". AI Song Contest 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
^ "Releases". Kutumba. Archived from the original on 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
^ "Kutumba releases Karmath". The Himalayan Times. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2014-04-13.