Biography of Narayan Gopal

Narayan Gopal (नारायण गोपाल गुरुवाचार्य) is by far the most prominent and popular singer in Nepali music. When people think or talk about Nepali music, the name most associated is that of Narayan Gopal. For most people, he is the singer. He was also an accomplished music composer in his own right. Not only was he gifted with a great voice, he was very versatile. His voice range allowed him to sing songs of every genre. His songs are often richly orchestrated with the sitar, harmonium and the flute. Some of his most popular songs include "Euta Manche Ko Maya le Kati)"(trans. For the Love of One Person), "Jhareko Paat Jhai"(Like a Fallen Leaf), "Yo Samjhine Man Cha"(This Heart remembers) and "Saawan ko jhari bani"(Like the Autumn Rain), "Manche ko Maya"(Love of person). Narayan Gopal has been accorded with title "Swar Samrat" (literally, King of Voice) which affirms his position as the supreme virtuoso of Nepali music. His death was due to organ failures, said to have been caused by his notorious drinking. The cassettes and CDs of his music still make significant sales in Nepal.
He has sung over 500 songs, including in films, ballets and drama. Most of his songs are melodies. It is said that he was very selective about which songs he sang. Although 500 songs is not a lot for some of his caliber, they are outstanding in some ways--be it the lyrical depth or superb rendition. In recognition of his contribution in the field of Nepali music, he has received several national honors and awards, Trishakti Patta, Chinnalata Puraskar to name a few.
Continued sales of his albums attest to his immense popularity. Even more than a decade after his death, his songs are equally liked, loved and sung.His legacy lives on. Current sensation, Ram Krishna Dhakal, a very popular singer, sang Narayan Gopal's songs and modelled his singing style after him when starting his career.
In a brief introduction of Narayan Gopal on an album cover, Music Nepal, the largest music company in Nepal, writes:
"The late Narayan Gopal (1996-2046 BS) is regarded as the most popular in the entire domain of modern Nepali music. A still more appropriate introduction of the music maestro would be to call him the King of Vocals or Swar Samrat of contemporary Nepali music. Narayan Gopal, who has enchanted millions of listeners by his immortal melodies has been awarded several national honors among which, Indra Rajya Laxmi Award, Chhinalata Award for vocals, Jagadamba Shree, Trishakti Patta third (awarded post humously) Urvashi Rang and several other honors and decorations bear testimony to his widespread popularity and the eminence he has achieved as a favorite singer of millions.
During his career, Narayan Gopal rendered his voice to over 550 compositions including modern songs, ballets, dance dramas, movies and patriotic songs। These songs have contributed in enriching the store of Nepali Music and popularizing Nepali music even beyond political frontiers."

By- Rajmani

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AT HIMALAYAN

Over the centuries, the country of the Himalayas, Nepal have been populated by a variety of ethnic groups of Mongoloid and Indo-Aryan descent. Despite their diversity, these groups reflect a unique geographical environment that has shaped their way of life and thought. This Himalayan country Nepal rests in between the Tibet and India. Nepal has a wealthy of traditional music and instruments that are still part of people's lives. This Himalayan country and its people enjoy the Himalayan Musical Instruments. The Himalayan Musical Instruments are mainly the mixture of both Indian and Tibetan musical instruments. The musical instrument found in this Himalayan land Nepal is called Himalayan Musical Instrument because these Himalayan Musical Instruments are widely found and used in this Himalayan land Nepal. These Himalayan Musical Instruments play very important roles in the culture, tradition and the society. The Himalayan Kingdom has richest and most diverse culture landscape anywhere.
This Himalayan land Nepal is the holy land of Lord Pashupatinath and Gautam Buddha where the Hindus and Buddhists co-exist in harmony for centuries. Music and Dance have always been an integral part of Nepalese culture. The different people in this Himalayan land have different cultures and traditions. People in Nepal share different religion and cultures. Nepal is very rich in religion and culture. Both Buddhists and Hindu religion live together and share their own culture and tradition. Nepalese people have different castes they have their own cultures. Like Newar, Gurung, Thakali, Magar, Brahman, Chhetri, Tharu, Sunuwar, etc. and they have their own tradition and culture. Different people from different place in Nepal share different cultures, like music, ritual ceremony, celebrations, etc. The have their own music and musical instruments like; Newar, Tharu, Thakali, Gurung, Magar, all have their own tradition of music and musical instruments though many of them are common to everyone.
Since Nepal lies in between the Tibet and India therefore the musical influence of both country Tibet (China) and India coexist along with the Nepalese folk music in Nepal. Nepal shares the music trends of Nepalese folk music, Indian Music and Tibetan Music. Moreover the Nepalese music have been greatly influenced by Tibetan and Indian music. So it is obvious that Tibetan Musical Instruments and Indian Musical Instruments are found in large quantity in Nepal. The musical instruments themselves are the reminders of the commitment of people to a musical and spiritual life, connections between cultures, signs of great ingenuity and creativity, and physical emblems of the sounds they create. Music is about expression, communication, release, celebration, worship, ritual and enjoyment, and the instruments support all of these.
The Himalayan Musical Instruments or the Nepalese Musical Instruments can be understood according to the people who use the purposes they are used for. Some are used in Nepalese classical music which is influenced by the Indian musical instruments, some for folk music, like by Gandharvas and Dhami musician castes, some for religious or spiritual ceremonies and processions which are influenced by Tibetan cultures and traditions, and some for specific purposes in the village life of Nepal's many ethnic groups. Most of the musical instruments used in Nepal are originated in India and Tibet, but all have developed in uniquely Nepalese ways.
The Rising of Classical Instruments in Nepal: The main musical instruments in Nepalese classical music are familiar to most foreigners to the sub-continent through Indian classical music, which is the basis of Nepalese classical music. Even, people who know virtually nothing about Nepal or India have heard the mysterious, calming strains of the versatile Sitar, Sarod and Tabla. Indian classical instruments came to Nepal when the Malla King hired muslim musicians to play Indian classical music at court. Prithivi Narayan Shah's enmity of the Mallas apparently extended to their court music; when he became ruler of Nepal in 1768, he banned classical musicians - and effectively, the instruments - from Nepal. His successor, Rana Bahadur Shah, was quite the opposite, even termed a bit mad for his passionate love of music, so the musicians and musical instruments came back again. The Rana continued the ruling passion for classical music and supported the musicians with gifts of land elephants. Over the past few hundred years, Nepalese classical musicians have faithfully followed the basic note patterns of the Indian ragas. However, improvisation is also essential to the tradition and Nepalese styles of improvisation have developed slightly differently from the styles in various regions of India. Sitar, Tabla, Mridangam, Bansuri, Veena, Dholak, Shehnai, Sarod, Tanpura, Mridang, Tambura, etc. are widely found in Nepal.
Folk Musical Instruments: The sixty-seven odd ethnic groups of Nepal all use at least some basic forms of musical instruments. Folk music plays important role in every Nepalese society or life. Nepalese like Newar, Gurung, Thakali, Magar, Brahman, Chhetri, Tharu, Sunuwar, etc. have their own tradition and culture most of them are based folk music tradition. They perform celebrations, ritual ceremonies, wedding ceremony, are all performed with the help of Folk musical instruments. Though different people have different cultures but they all share the basic musical instrument when it comes to the celebrations. Pancha baja, Nau Baja, Madal, Damaru, Sarangi, Bansuri (Murali), Damfu, Damaha, Nagada, Ankle Bells, etc the Nepalese Folk Musical Instruments.
Influence of Tibetan Musical Instruments in Nepal: Most of Nepal's hill and mountain ethnic groups originated in Tibet. Over the centuries, they brought with them both the sacred and the folk instruments of Tibet. Some instruments evolved with the cultures over the years and some were lost in the new land. The 1950s and onward influx of Tibetan refugees into Nepal brought back the original form of Tibetan Musical instruments, and some of the ethnic groups, particularly the Sherpas, are reclaiming the Tibetan Musical Instruments. Tibetans in the Diaspora have put a great deal of effort into preserving their culture and incidentally have been helping to revive it in Nepal. Some of the most ancient instruments are preserved in Buddhist rituals. Just as Buddhist tantric images feature necklaces of skulls on wrathful deities, some of the instruments are made out of human bones. Bone trumpets (Kamling) were used for various rituals, including sky burial ceremonies and cho practice - chants and meditation on non-attachment - which was often done in charnal grounds (the place where bodies were left to be consumed by birds). The damaru was traditionally made from two human skulls and used in plethora of rituals. A cacophony of wind and percussion instruments are still commonly used at monasteries to welcome guests, for the charm sacred dances, and to make offerings of sound to the deities on many occasions. At Lhosar, the Tibetan New Year, in Boudha, one monastery brings out two several meter-long tungchen trumpets to blast from the rooftop.The Gyalin, Tibetan shawm, has a sound not like the Shehnai but Singchen (Cymbals) and large drums, very similar to the Dhyangro shamanic drums, which may have evolved from them. Probably the most familiar monastic instrument of all is the Thibu the hand bell used in combination with the Vajra. Like the Himalayan singing bowls the Thibu Bell (Ghanta) creates a remarkable overtone series of sound which some have associated with the different realms of existence. Tibetan Laha, Vajra Ghanta, Damaru, Tungna, Tingshaw, Singing Bowls, etc. are widely found in Nepal.
In this way the Himalayan people of Nepal enjoy the various types of Himalayan Musical Instruments which have been inspired by both Tibet and India. Along with Nepalese folk musical instrument both the Indian classical musical instruments and Tibetan musical instruments coexist side by side. Though the Himalayan Musical Instruments have been inspired and influenced by the Indian classical musical and and Tibetan musical instruments but all have developed in uniquely Nepalese way. The various types of Himalayan Musical Instruments are used traditionally for religious ceremonies, celebrations, offerings and more. Different Himalayan Musical Instruments are used in different purposes, like singing bowls are used for healing the diseases, Damaru, Tingshaw and Vajra Ghanta are used for ritual ceremony, Pancha Baja, Nau Baja, Shehnai, Dholak, Damaha, Trumpets etc. are used mostly for marriage ceremony and other ceremonies, Sarangi is used to tell the historic events, Madal, Ankle Bells, Tabla, Sitar, etc. are mostly used for entertaining purposes.
Panche Baja, Nau Baja, Sarangi, Sitar, Tabla, Damaru and more। Some of the few names are: Madal, Tabla, Shehnai, Dhyangro, Bansuri, Tibetan Laha, Dholak, Ocean Drum, Tabla, Damaru, Madal, Damaha, Nagada, Singing Bowls, Trumpets, Tingshaws, various kinds of flutes, cymbals are traditionally produced in this Himalayan region of Nepal.

By- Rajmani

हिमालयन MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

kurt -who died for music

Nirvana (band) For his 14th birthday, Cobain's uncle gave him the option of a guitar or a bicycle as a gift - Cobain chose the guitar. He started by learning a few covers, including "Louie Louie" and The Cars' "My Best Friend's Girl", and soon began working on his own songs.During high school, Cobain rarely found anyone with whom he could play music. While hanging out at the Melvins' practice space, he met Krist Novoselic, a fellow devotee of punk rock. Novoselic's mother owned a hair salon and Cobain and Novoselic would occasionally practice in the upstairs room. A few years later, Cobain tried to convince Novoselic to form a band with him by lending him a copy of a home demo recorded by Cobain's earlier band, Fecal Matter. After months of asking, Novoselic finally agreed to join Cobain, forming the beginnings of Nirvana.Early touring saw Cobain disenchanted, due to the band being unable to draw substantial crowds and difficulty in sustaining themselves. During their first few years playing together, Novoselic and Cobain were hosts to a rotating list of drummers. Eventually, the band settled on Chad Channing, with whom Nirvana recorded the album Bleach, released on Sub Pop Records in 1989. Cobain, however, became dissatisfied with Channing's style, leading the band to seek out a replacement and eventually settling on Dave Grohl. With Grohl, the band found their greatest success via their 1991 major-label debut, Nevermind.Cobain struggled to reconcile the massive success of Nirvana with his underground roots. He also felt persecuted by the media, comparing himself to Frances Farmer. Then he harbored resentment for people who claimed to be fans of the band but who did not acknowledge or misinterpreted the band's social and political views. A vocal opponent of sexism, racism and homophobia, he was publicly proud that Nirvana had played at a gay rights benefit supporting No-on-Nine in Oregon in 1992.Cobain was a vocal supporter of the pro-choice movement, and had been involved in Rock for Choice from the campaign inception by . He received death threats from a small number of anti-abortion activists for doing so, with one activist threatening that Cobain would be shot as soon as he stepped on stage.The liner notes from Incesticide declared "if any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of different color, or women, please do this one favor for us-leave us the fuck alone! Don't come to our shows and don't buy our records". An article from his posthumously released Journals declares that social liberation could be made possible only through the eradication of sexism।by- Rajmani

biography of kurt cobain

Early life Kurt Donald Cobain was born on February 20, 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington। He lived his first six days in the city of Hoquiam, Washington, before the family moved back to Aberdeen. His father, Donald Leland Cobain, was of Irish and French descent, and his mother, Wendy Elizabeth Fradenburg, was of Irish, German and English ancestry. After researching his heritage, Cobain would discover his surname originated from the Coburn clan, who migrated to North America from County Cork, Ireland. Cobain had one younger sister named Kimberly, born on April 24, 1970.He was born into a musical family. His mother Wendy's older brother Chuck was in a band called The Beachcombers, his Aunt Mari played guitar and performed in bands throughout Aberdeen, and his great-uncle Delbert had a career as an Irish tenor; making an appearance in the 1930 film King of Jazz.His talent as an artist was evident from an early age. His bedroom was described as having taken on the appearance of an art studio where he would draw his favorite characters from films and cartoons such as Aquaman, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Disney characters like Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and Pluto.He began developing an interest in music early in his life. According to his Aunt Mary, he began singing at the age of two. At four, Cobain began singing and playing the piano, writing a song about their trip to the park. He would listen to artists like the Ramones[ and sing songs like Arlo Guthrie's "Motorcyle Song," The Beatles' "Hey Jude,"Terry Jacks' "Seasons in the Sun" and the theme song to The Monkees television show.

Cobain's parents divorced when he was eight years old, an event which he later said had a profound effect on his life। His mother noted that his personality changed dramatically - Cobain became more withdrawn.In a 1993 interview, Cobain elaborated:"I remember feeling ashamed, for some reason. I was ashamed of my parents. I couldn't face some of my friends at school anymore, because I desperately wanted to have the classic, you know, typical family. Mother, father. I wanted that security, so I resented my parents for quite a few years because of that."After one year of living with his mother following the divorce, Cobain moved to Montesano, Washington to live with his father. After several years, however, his youthful rebellion became too overwhelming for his father and he was shuffled between friends and family.

Jackson marriages and children

In 1994 Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley; the marriage lasted less than two years, ending in divorce. In 1996 he married Debbie Rowe. They had a son, Prince Michael, and a daughter, Paris Katherine. They were divorced in 1999. Rowe later said that she let Jackson have the children as a 'gift'. Around February 2002 Jackson had another son, Prince Michael II, also called 'Blanket', with a surrogate mother whose identity has not been disclosed. In late 2002, Jackson stirred up controversy while staying in a hotel in Berlin by briefly suspending him over the edge of the railing of a balcony.In what Jackson explains as a security measure against kidnapping, the children's faces are masked or veiled when they are in public.In December 2003 Jackson's parents promised they would look after the three children if they were taken away from their son. Reportedly the children have been interviewed by social workers.In March 2004 it was confirmed there was an unspecified family matter between Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe, to be handled in mediation.In July 2004 news was released that Jackson is to be the father of quadruplets, via artificial insemination. The mother is said to be a 'struggling actress'. Jackson however, strongly denied the allegations.Rumours last year claimed that he had another seventeen-year-old son, Michael Joseph Jackson Jr, who apparently has an almost identical resemblance of him as a young man.by - Rajmani

King Of Pop -Michael Jackson

Date of August 1958, Gary, Indiana, USA
Date of June 2009, Los Angeles, California, USA (homicide)
Birth NameMichael Joseph Jackson

NicknameThe Gloved One
Wacko Jacko
Jacko
King Of Pop
MJ
Height5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini BiographyAmerican superstar Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958, and entertained audiences nearly his entire life. His father, Joe Jackson, had been a guitarist but was forced to give up his musical ambitions following his marriage to Katherine (Scruse). Together they prodded their growing family's musical interests at home. By the early 1960s, the older boys Jackie, Tito and Jermaine had begun performing around the city; by 1964, Michael and Marlon had joined in.
A musical prodigy, Michael's singing and dancing talents were amazingly mature, and he soon became the dominant voice and focus of The Jackson 5. An opening act for such soul groups as the O-Jays and James Brown, it was Gladys Knight (not Diana Ross) who officially brought the group to Berry Gordy's attention, and by 1969, the boys were producing back-to-back chart-busting hits as Motown artists ("I Want You Back," "ABC," "Never Can Say Goodbye," "Got to Be There," etc.). As a product of the 1970s, the boys emerged as one of the most accomplished black pop/soul vocal groups in music history, successfully evolving from a group like The Temptations to a disco phenomenon.
Solo success for Michael was inevitable, and by the 1980s, he had become infinitely more popular than his brotherly group. Record sales consistently orbited, culminating in the biggest-selling album of all time, "Thriller" in 1982. A TV natural, he ventured rather uneasily into films, such as playing the Scarecrow in The Wiz (1978), but had much better luck with elaborate music videos. In the 1990s, the downside as an 1980s pop phenomenon began to rear itself. Michael grew terribly child-like and introverted by his peerless celebrity. A rather timorous, androgynous figure to begin with, his physical appearance began to change drastically, and his behavior grew alarmingly bizarre, making him a consistent target for scandal-making, despite his numerous charitable acts. Two brief marriages -- one to Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley -- were forged and two children produced by his second wife during that time, but the purposes behind them appeared image-oriented. Despite it all, Michael Jackson's passion and artistry as a singer, dancer, writer and businessman are unparalleled, and it is these prodigious talents that will ultimately prevail over the extremely negative aspects of his seriously troubled adult life. For it all to end on June 25, 2009, with his sudden death at age 50 of a drug-induced cardiac arrest, just as he was coming out of a four-year reclusive period and rehearsing for a sold-out London concert "comeback" in July, seems uncommonly cruel and tragic. Millions upon millions of dedicated fans will remember where they were "the day Michael died".IMDb Mini Biography By: Rajmani

Music Articles And Life Enrichment

Whether you admit it or not, music embeds our daily life, weaving its beauty and emotion through our thoughts, activities and memories. So if you're interested in music theory, music appreciation, Beethoven, Mozart, or other composers, artists and performers, we hope you'll spend some time with here and learn from these music articles of note for all ages and tastes.
When I first started studying the history of music, I did not realize what I was getting into. I had thought that music history was somewhat of a trivial pursuit. In fact, I only took my history of classical music class because I needed the credits. I did not realize how completely fascinating music history is. You see, in our culture many of us do not really learn to understand music. For much of the world, music is a language, but for us it is something that we consumed passively. When I began to learn about the history of Western music, however, it changed all that for me. I have had some experience playing musical instruments, but I have never mastered one enough to really understand what music is all about. This class showed me.When most of us think about the history of music, we think of the history of rock music. We assume that the history is simple because the music is simple. In fact, neither is the case. The history of music, whether you're talking about classical music, rock music, jazz music, or any other kind, is always complicated. New chord structures are introduced bringing with them new ways of understanding the world. New rhythmic patterns are introduced, bringing with them new ways of understanding time. And music reflects all of it.Even when the class was over, I could not stop learning about the history of music. It had whetted my appetite, and I wanted more. I got all the music history books that I could find. I even began to research forms of music that had not interested me before in the hopes of enhancing my musical knowledge further. Although I was in school studying toward something very different – a degree in engineering – I had thought about giving it up and going back to get a degree in musicology. That is how much I am fascinated by the subject.If you have never taken a course in the history of music, you don't know what you are missing out on. The radio will never sound the same to you again. Everything will seem much more rich, much more luminous, and much more important. A new song can reflect a new way of being, and a new way of imagining life in the world. This is what learning about the history of music means to many of us.

musical instrument

Guitar- this instrument is one of the common musical instrument for music. since from a long time ago guitar has been used for the good compositation of music and in the field of music the guitaris much needed things, in the case if there is not use of sound of guitar in music it will be the same as curry without salt. and in these days most of the young generetion, young boys specially are being enjoying wth playing guitar. the guitar is such kind of musical instrument which can give enough entertain for playing music. comparing with any other musical instrument the guitar has its own importance in the field of music. we can easily say or found that the guitar only can give the sound which are needed in the field of music or in the song. it can give the sound of drum by bass guitar and also can can give the sound of any other musical instrument by rhythm guitar. today we can found so many kind of guitar like bass, rhythm and also other kind like simple guitar and electric guitar

Nepali singer

Singer in Nepal are also being increasing day by day. there are number of singer in Nepal of different field. like religions, cast, place, and many more. now days pop songs is being getting good market in musical field. some pop singer like Sugam pokhrel, Nima rumba, Raju lama, kranti ale, Anil sing are the {A} grade singer of Nepal. in the comparison of other sentimental singer the pop singer is being famous in Nepalese market, it is being happen because of new generation, young people want such kind of pop songs. in the his try of Nepal at beginning maximum number of people has known only the name of naryan gopal, as we know that Naryan gopal is National Hero in the field of singer but today maximum number of young generation doesn't know the name Naryan gopal and who is Naryan gopal. So many sentimental and national songs had sing by Naryan gopal since today no any other Nepali singe has become success to write their name in history in the book of singer. in present day there are so many singer of different sector. but no one is there whose vocal is same as Naryan gopal. in filmy setor nows days there more demand of deepak limbu who had enter in singer sector from the fare selection which has done by samsung company from national level. in the flimy as well as in sentimental there is more demand of deepak limbu by many cassete company, deepak limbu who had the compiteator from the eastern nepal of dharan, so in these days he is being increasing his name and fame in nepali market and also he has become success to live in every people's heart by his soft and sweet vocal.

Music

As we know that music is the common word to all the people, but there is not a single word which Can describe music and give a full meaning. at beginning so many people had given certain kind of definition about music but that was not enough and full satisfaction about music. any way the definition about music being given from each and every field like singer, musician and many more in these days music has become very important things in human life, in the case of any tension in certain things the people will take a rest by listening music so they can forget every tension and difficulties. the soft and wonderful sound of music has big power of peace in the difficulties of human life, even the animal can get enjoy by many servay had found that about fifty percent of the patients who come to the hospital by ant kind of sickness can be fine by listening music and in my openion I can describe the music in the sentence that "music is the medicine for broken heart" today the market of music is being increasing day by day even the singer get enjoy and forget every tension and difficulties when they arrange their voice in soft and wonderful music, the singer as well as musician will be deep in the sound of music and many national and international servey had proved that the maximum number of people will get enjoy by listening music and playing music. music is only the best way for getting enjoy .

and in other sense people had proved that the people who are being engaged in musical field are not being pointed and discriminate by any other field like in politics.