Sunita Subba to launch Paleti's new season

KATHMANDU, June 18: The Paleti Series, a musical rendezvous with artists from the Nepali music fraternity organized by Nepa~laya and put together by singer and music composer Aavaas, will mark the beginning of its second edition this June 24.



The Paelti Series is a sit-in mini concert where the audience enjoys live performance seated casually on the floor.[break]



“The concept is that the audiences feel at home,” said Arpan Sharma, Public Relations Director at Nepa~laya.



Elaborating on the reason behind the pause the series took, which was around six months, he said, “We had to take a break because we had invited all available artists in the classical genre.”



The previous edition has had singers from the first generation of Nepali music – Karma Yonjan, Premdhoj Pradhan and Phatteman, to name a few.



Sunita Subba, a popular name in the Nepali Audhanik field, will be the first to perform at the second series of Paleti.



The Thaamera Kina Chhodeu Haatharu hit maker is all excited about the show.



“This is my first solo performance,” she smiled. Soft spoken and with a singing voice that can mesmerize any listener, Subba confided to having prepared some 15 songs for the event.



“It’s going to a new experience. I’ve never sung 15 songs continuously,” she said.







A language and cultural facilitator by profession, she believes that taking up music as a career is a tough job in Nepal.



This, she claims, is the reason behind her decision on keeping music as only a hobby in spite of being the voice behind such loved songs like Sapanimaa Je Dekhethe and Simsim Panima.



“It’s especially difficult for Adhunik singers because Pop has taken the industry by a storm,” she said, adding “Also, the society isn’t very positive about music as a career, and so the youth refrain from joining in.”



Recollecting her earlier days, she remembers how she took part in interschool singing competitions and sang for Radio Nepal.



It was during the Children’s Day celebration at Radio Nepal that she got acquainted with Ram Thapa and thus began her musical journey.



Although her singing journey has not been as regular as expected, she has managed to create a special space in the hearts of Nepali Adhinik music fans.



Subba these days is busy practicing her songs at the R-Sala of Nepa~laya, the venue for her performance next week.

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