I used to dream of living alone on the top of a hill full of trees, but alas :)

aarko episode ni chahiyo it's so satisfying

I once wrote a long text for Bartika and the deleted it 🤦‍♀️

discovered this in early 2082!! first part of this ep has been my go to place after slight inconvenience!! I want everyone to hear this and i want no one to hear this at the same time. this is so so so so good for ventinggg
It’s all like i felt and someone retelling the tales of me

Its really heart warming to listen to your soothing voice and the really emotional stories. Thank you ❤. Im waiting for more of it 😊

This track is from the album Mitho Bihani and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/topi

Malai Bachauna

Words by Diwas Gurung and Bikash Rajkarnikar
Music by Diwas Gurung
Mixed/Mastered by Phil Abbot

I wrote the most of this song a couple of years ago (2011?) my memory is hazy. In a lot of ways this was the first "proper" song I had written, an homage to the songwriting tradition of the beat bands of the 1960's. 

This song holds special meaning to me as my father is a pilot for Nepal Airlines and has been flying aero planes for a living since as long as I can remember. In fact, he wrote "Mai Runchu" while he was stationed in Dolpa. As a result, planes have always held a special nostalgic feeling for me, especially the twin otters that fly domestically within Nepal. A lot of the songs for the new album have elements of that kind of that faint yet unshakable nostalgia of ones younger days.

I still remember the first time I was able to accompany my father to the cockpit of one of these planes. All the dials, the switches, the knobs and the levers fascinated me even more than the view outside the window. While I never followed in his footsteps and became a pilot, I have somehow ended up working with the dials, switches and knobs as well. The only difference is that instead of levitation, it creates sound and is a vehicle that carries you beyond the realm of the corporeal.

The initial idea was to imagine someone who grew up in a situation that was the complete antithesis of my childhood. This song was written for that little child who has never seen a plane up close. To him or her it is a thing of mystery, curiosity and in some small way, hope.

A huge thanks to Bikash dai for completing the lyrics to the songs. When I started all I had was the first verse and the idea. He was the one who fleshed it out with the beautiful imagery and a wonderful chorus.

All of the recording for this song was done by me in my small bedroom on my laptop. I was living above a restaurant then so I remember having to schedule vocal takes  in between the times they would use this huge exhaust fan which was right outside my window! So a thank you is in order to Phil Abbot who was able to transform this bedroom production into something that I am happy and proud to share. 

I have lived with this song for years and it feels good to finally release it. I hope that it brings you the same joy it has brought to me and my family.

Thank you,

Diwas

Bimaan

"Jhareko Yo Aansu" by Doleck 

Composed, Written & Vocals: Doleck
Engineered, Mastered and Produced: Diwas Gurung

Full video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwzkVKB85Mc

Lyrics:
Jhareko yo ansoo, kaile sukdaina
mareko yo maya, kaile jeudaina

 Jhareko yo ansoo, kaile sukdaina
mareko yo maya, kaile jeudaina

Tara mayalai nai thahachaina, ki maana yo taadpirahane cha
 
Tyo mitho samjhana, kaile birsinna
tyo sacho bhavana, kaile pherina
Prayas ma garchu, suna harek din
Asafal ma hunchu, hera harek din
 
Tara mayalai nai thahachaina, ki maana yo taadpirahane cha
 
Eklo raatma timilai samjera, bihana samma namuna ko muhar
Eklo raatma timilai samjera, bihana samma namuna ko muhar
 

khojinchu sadhai sadhai
Timilai birsana, maanale chahanna
Tara timilai pheri pauna, kaile sakinna
 
Jhareko yo anso, kaile sukdaina
mareko yo maya, kaile jeudaina
Jhareko yo anso, kaile sukdaina
mareko yo maya, kaile jeudaina

Jhareko Yo Aansu

luki chipi,
herchu ma timi lai
najik aauna garho kina malai,
ekai china bhayeni , haruna deu
malai merai sansar ma

hawa sari aauchau,
udai lanchau
chitra korchu ma nindra ma
timi aru kasaiko bhaye ni
rudina ma

chaya bani chaya bani
aaja pani bholi pani
timro paara ko manche ma

Paara Ko Manche

Bhanne Kura

Akash Bhari

Kotha

"Oh Timi” by Doleck

Composed, Written and Sung by: Doleck
Music Produced, Engineered and Mastered by: Diwas Gurung
Bass: Bijent Bikram Shah
Drums: Birat Basnet

Cover Photography: https://www.instagram.com/rphotografy/

Lyric Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRdbth7s6Fg&feature=youtu.be

Lyrics:

Khola sangai bagdaichu
Hawa sangai uddhaichu
Timrai tira

Suna bhane sundinchu 
Aau bhane aidinchu
Timrai tira

Euta isara matra deu               
Euta ankhale chimi deu
Euta isara matra deu               
Euta ankhale chimi deu

Oh Timi
Oh Timi
Oh Timi
Oh Timi

Suryalai nai chekdinchu
Chaya bani basdinchu
Timrai lagi

Sadhai rakshya gardinchu
Sansar sidha laddinchu
Timrai lagi

Euta ishara matra deu
Euta ankhale chimi deu
Euta ishara matra deu
Euta ankhale chimi deu

Oh Timi
Oh Timi
Oh Timi
Oh Timi

Najau, timi naharau 
Najau, timi naharau 
  
Oh Timi
Oh Timi
Oh Timi
Oh Timi

Oh Timi

This is an improvisational piece born out of influences from Music Therapy chant circles that I have been facilitating in my home country Nepal. This is a collaboration for Ayushma Regmi's curatorial display inhibitions.inhabitations that was held in New Delhi, India. Here is a short introduction on both music and her work.

ā-é-ho-ā-é
shreeti.pradhan 

“whenever i facilitate music therapy chant circles in kathmandu, i am in awe of the grounding it offers to participants while bringing in their unique blend of voices and body movements. inspired from these shared improvisational processes, this music, too, engages in a journey from one breath to the next. it simply wants to dance within the shared experiences of living beings.”  

shreeti is a music therapist, musical artist and student of buddhist studies. she collaborates with artists and psycho-social health professionals on programs that address emotional wellbeing. shreeti is also involved with the experimental musical band udumbara.

Composition, vocals, percussions by Shreeti Pradhan
Recorded and mixed by Ganga Thapa

inhibitions.inhabitations 

do bodies belong? or does embodiment splinter a whole into irreparable fractures? were we born dismembered? are we destined to be incomprehensibly disfigured? who–and what–deserves the dignity of being a body? some body? no body? every body? this exhibition attempts to read into bodies–human bodies, natural bodies, man-made bodies–to decrypt that fundamental question about what it means to be human and whether this sense of being is rooted in the material world. the earth emerges as a prot/antagonist in this story of self, a playground where we make play, chart meaning.


shreeti pradhan 
manantuna jyapoo
anjila manandhar
bunu dhungana


curated by ayushma regmi

ā-é-ho-ā-é

'Jameko' is track #2 from the full length album 'Baato' being released spring 2020.

New songs released weekly so please do not forget to follow. 

Written | Composed | Performed | Mixed & Mastered by Diwas Gurung

Additional Keyboards by Dan Hyde 
https://timebloom.bandcamp.com/

Jameko

suggested playlist:
laijaw malai by tribal rain
lady weeping by carla bruni
wild fire by laura marling
bimaan by diwas gurung
hello goodbye by lake street dive
samjhanako lahara by ulto pulto
bhed by astha tamang maskey and rohit shakya

how are you doing today?
do you have a message to share about a body a place a soul a time? write to me about love/ something like love at bartikaeamrai@gmail.com
wash your hands. stay safe. be kind. take care.
B

ps. thanks to everybody who shared a little part of themselves. hope you feel better today <3

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Original music at: https://www.youtube.com/user/Thenamastegirl48

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