Musical connection

KATHMANDU: “Brilliant musicians of Nepal meet the brilliant musicians of Norway,” claimed the Terje Heggernes, Principal of Seljord Folk High School, Norway at the musical exchange programme ‘North meets South’ on March 21 at the United World Trade Centre, Tripureshwor.

Organised by Ashesh and Nekhvam in association with Seljord Folk High School, Norway, the venue resounded with enthralling sound of rock, blues and Norwegian folk music where Norwegian and Nepali musicians shared stage.

School bands of Seljord Folk High School rocked the initial minutes with their skill and talent. Afterwards, Ashesh and Nekhvam with Ashesh Dangol on guitar and vocal, Suraj Lama on basss and Rajiv Tuladhar on drums wowed the crowd. They started with Sunnuna Sunaunushna and later performed English and Nepali numbers — Listen, Dark Clouds All Over The Sky, Bahula and In my Brother’s Blues among others — from their albums.

Making the concert memorable, the teachers from of Seljord Folk High School joined the band. Vidar on violin and Kjetil on saxophone took their places and there was no stopping of the flow of music.

The jam session was worth watching and listening to as the musicians played from one note to another giving a rise and fall to the whole repertoire. The sound of the violin was folksy while the saxophone produced jazzy notes and Ashesh and Nekhvam supported them. All the five musicians on stage were in the mood, having a good time as they played their kind of music.

After the jam session, Vidar shared their music as “Kjetil and I played the theme of Norwegian folk music which we hadn’t decided beforhand”.

As the event was a musical exchange programme, Heggernes shared that it has made a difference as they have good friends here in Nepal for exchange, to learn and develop relationship personally and professionally.