EKANTAMA-MANTRA

Introduction :
This one is my personal favourite...
Background :
The song is based on a true story.

Title : Ekantama
Lyric : Sudarsan
Composition : Bhaskar Dewan
Music arrangement: Mantra Band
Recorded at: EARS Darjeeling by Vikram Subba and Rupesh Rashaily

एकान्तमा किन किन तिम्रैनै याढ आउछ
सम्झनामा अझैपनि आँखा यो किन रसिन्छ
थाह छ मलाई तिमी आउदैनौ तिमी कसैकी भईसकेछौ
तर किन किन फेरी सम्झन्छु
नढुखेखो मुटुलाई किन ढुखाउछु
एक्लै हिड़्दा कहिलेकाही तिमी साथमा पाउछु
हिड़ढा हिड़ढै बोल्दा बोल्दै एक्लै पाँउदा झस्कन्छु
थाह छ मलाई यो भ्रमहो फेरी भेटिने आशानै छैन
तर किन किन फेरी सम्झन्छु
नढुखेखो मुटुलाई किन ढुखाउछु
कति छिटो बितेछन् मिलनका ती पलहरू
सम्झना मात्ररह्यो सपना सबै ओझेल पर्यो
एकान्तमा किन किन.......
Ekantama kina kina timrai nai yada aaucha
Samjhanama ajhaipani aankha yo kina rasauccha
Thaha ccha malai timi aaudainau
Timi kasaiki bhai sakecchau
Tara kina kina feri samjhancchu
Nadukheko mutulai kina dukhaucchu
Eklai hirda kahile kahi timi saathma paucchu
Hirda hirdai bolda boldai eklai pauda jhaskincchu
Thaha ccha malai yo bhrama ho
Feri bhetine ashanai cchaina
Tara kina kina feri samjhancchu
Nadukheko mutulai kina dhukhaucchu
Kati cchito bitecchan milan ka ti palharu
Samjhana matrai rahyo
Sapana sabai ojhel paryo...ekantama..

CHAKRA

They came, they played and gone with the wind leaving many people spellbound with their music. I had a privilege to be a part of their only(so far) album CHAKRA in a small way. I remember how challenging it was for me when they asked me to write lyrics on a track they had composed. The tune was basically rock in genre but with a little bit of Indian classical touch. So I though I will make it more unique or rather complicated by writing a typical nepali lok lyrics for it. The song goes as,
Maichang ko aankha ma dubera, chyangba le birsethyo sansara….and it goes with some majestic bass-guitarring from Rabin Tolangi and seminal drumming from...Chewang Lama, and of course Naresh David Chettri has woven evrything with a fitting vocal.
Besides this I have two more songs in their album-German and Sir ko topi.
Band members (during the making of album Chakra):
Vocals: Naresh David Chettri
Guitar: Karma Lama
Bass: Robin Tolangi
Keyboard: Prashant Subba
Drums: Chewan Lama
Well, I must add on a quick note here that the vocalist Naresh is extremely talented. I remember his amazing performance in one of the school (St. Robert’s high School) programmes, where he had performed along with Prashant Tamang (Indian Idol3). He could sing duet songs without female vocalist…amazing talent!!!

Song Lyrics

Title: German

Lyrics: Sudarsan Tamang

Composition: Sudarsan Tamang

Music arranged by: Chakra Band

German ko dhawama hamro bajele gauthyore,

"tato roti nakhau timi chisai roti khai

Mathlo bato german ayo tallo bato jau"

Chiya ko bot ma paisa ccha bhantyo re

janme ko thaulai mayamari authyo re...

Angrej ko palo ma hamro baje le gauthyore,

"gande maila gande sainla, rupe paisa gande

mayalule sodhyobhane pardesh gakccha bhande"

Kohi malaya lahure bhai janthyo re

Kohi mechipari munglan pasthyo re....

SONAM SHERPA-PARIKRAMA

According to Parikrama official website, he was born and brought up in Kalimpong(DOB:08/10/1971). Playing guitars since when he was 9. He has played with many bands in his hometown, and in next door Darjeeling, before Joining the Parikrama Band in Delhi. Now an ace guitarist of India’s top rock Band, Parikrama and for us a living inspiration...
Song:But it rained


Parikrama making INDIA proud (watch this BBC Video)