MMP Tibetan Music on the Radio

A short MMP radio story on Tibetan traditional music, produced with support from KGLT-FM, Hearing Voices, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

GCAO blog up and running

The Gandharba Culture & Arts Organization now has a blog of their own. Nice going, Kedar!

Sarangi Day 2008

There are 8 hour power blackouts in Kathmandu these days, and fuel rationing makes transport in the city, a little more tricky than usual. But we’re proud to say that the Gandharba musicians and MMP have brought this celebration of traditional Nepali music back to life. We hope it will continue, with the Gandharbas being […]

Well Folks, Sarangi Day went beautifully. We’ll have photos and audio up soon (still busy this week getting the old guys into the recording studio). Here’s a shot of Jake, Buddhiman, and Raj Kumar bringing in the tourists for the evening concert in Thamel…

Sarangi Day Concerts in Kathmandu

Come one, come all…Not one but two concerts Thursday February 28th. The first event begins at 1PM at the Russian Cultural Center, Kamal Pokhari. There’ll be guest speakers, researchers presenting their work, and more importantly, several of the old-school musicians from the hills of Palpa, Gorkha, and eastern Jyapa will be performing onstage. This first […]

Riley Baugus and the Return of Sarangi Day

So we got our final guest artist to record on the MMP fusion CD project! Our buddy Riley Baugus laid down some awesome vocal tracks; on a song we had done with the Nepalis and then a beautiful old time a cappella piece. He and Danny also sang another duet a cappella song for the […]