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			{{Short description\|Genre of folk song sung by the Tamang people}}
	[[File:Hira Devi Waiba.jpg\|thumb\|[[Hira Devi Waiba]]- Pioneer of Tamang Selo and Nepali Folk songs.]]'''Tamang Selo''' ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: तामाङ सेलो) is a genre of [[Music of Nepal\|Nepali folk song]] sung by the [[Tamang people]] of [[Nepal]] and is widely popular among the Nepali-speaking community in [[Nepal]], in [[India]], and around the world. It is usually accompanied by the Tamang instruments: [[Damphu drum\|Damphu]], [[Madal]] and [[Tungna]]. A Selo could be very catchy and lively or slow and melodious and is usually sung to express love, sorrow and stories of day to day life.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.accu.or.jp/ich/en/arts/A_NPL12.html\|title=Performing Arts, Songs of the Tamang People\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605021142/http://www.accu.or.jp/ich/en/arts/A_NPL12.html\|archivedate=2016-06-05}}</ref>		[[File:Hira Devi Waiba.jpg\|thumb\|[[Hira Devi Waiba]]- Pioneer of Tamang Selo and Nepali Folk songs.]]'''Tamang Selo''' ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: तामाङ सेलो) is a genre of [[Music of Nepal\|Nepali folk song]] sung by the [[Tamang people]] of [[Nepal]] and is widely popular among the Nepali-speaking community in [[Nepal]], in [[India]], and around the world. It is usually accompanied by the Tamang instruments: [[Damphu drum\|Damphu]], [[Madal]] and [[Tungna]]. A Selo could be very catchy and lively or slow and melodious and is usually sung to express love, sorrow and stories of day to day life.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.accu.or.jp/ich/en/arts/A_NPL12.html\|title=Performing Arts, Songs of the Tamang People\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605021142/http://www.accu.or.jp/ich/en/arts/A_NPL12.html\|archivedate=2016-06-05}}</ref>

	== Hira Devi Waiba, pioneer of Nepali folk songs and Tamang Selo ==		== Hira Devi Waiba, pioneer of Nepali folk songs and Tamang Selo ==
	[[File:Navneet-Aditya-Waiba-Live.jpg\|thumb\|[[Navneet Aditya Waiba]]-Nepali and Tamang folk singer\|alt=Nepali and Tamang folk singer]]		[[File:Navneet-Aditya-Waiba-Live.jpg\|thumb\|[[Navneet Aditya Waiba]]-Nepali and Tamang folk singer\|alt=Nepali and Tamang folk singer]]
	[[Hira Devi Waiba]] is hailed as the pioneer of Nepali folk songs and Tamang Selo.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110120/jsp/siliguri/story_13466851.jsp\|title=The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) {{!}} North Bengal & Sikkim {{!}} Pioneer of Nepali Folk Songs\|website=www.telegraphindia.com\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025135/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110120/jsp/siliguri/story_13466851.jsp\|archive-date=2018-02-16\|url-status=~~live~~\|access-date=2018-03-04}}</ref> Her song "[[Chura ta Hoina Astura]]" ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: [[Chura ta Hoina Astura\|चुरा त होइन अस्तुरा]]) is said to be the first Tamang Selo ever recorded.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.tamangonline.com/news/13540\|title=चुरा त होइन अस्तुरा - पहिलो तामाङ सेलो गीत ? - Tamang Online\|date=2016-12-07\|work=Tamang Online\|access-date=2018-03-04\|language=en-US\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304212229/http://www.tamangonline.com/news/13540\|archivedate=2018-03-04}}</ref> Waiba has sung nearly 300 songs in a career spanning 40 years. Waiba's children [[Navneet Aditya Waiba]] and Satya Aditya Waiba have carried the legacy further by continuing on her footsteps~~. Navneet and Satya are the only individuals in the Nepali folk music genre who produce authentic traditional Nepali folk songs without adulteration or modernisation~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2017-01-10\|title=Songs of Tribute\|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/music/songs-of-tribute-navneet-aditya-waiba-and-satya-aditya-waiba/\|access-date=2020-05-04\|website=The Himalayan Times\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Daughter revives mother's songs\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com~~/states~~/west-bengal/daughter-revives-mother-s-songs/cid/1525677\|access-date=2020-05-04\|website=www.telegraphindia.com\|language=en}}</ref>		[[Hira Devi Waiba]] is hailed as the pioneer of Nepali folk songs and Tamang Selo.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110120/jsp/siliguri/story_13466851.jsp\|title=The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) {{!}} North Bengal & Sikkim {{!}} Pioneer of Nepali Folk Songs\|website=www.telegraphindia.com\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025135/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110120/jsp/siliguri/story_13466851.jsp\|archive-date=2018-02-16\|url-status=dead\|access-date=2018-03-04}}</ref> Her song "[[Chura ta Hoina Astura]]" ([[Nepali language\|Nepali]]: [[Chura ta Hoina Astura\|चुरा त होइन अस्तुरा]]) is said to be the first Tamang Selo ever recorded.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.tamangonline.com/news/13540\|title=चुरा त होइन अस्तुरा - पहिलो तामाङ सेलो गीत ? - Tamang Online\|date=2016-12-07\|work=Tamang Online\|access-date=2018-03-04\|language=en-US\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304212229/http://www.tamangonline.com/news/13540\|archivedate=2018-03-04}}</ref> Waiba has sung nearly 300 songs in a career spanning 40 years. Waiba's children [[Navneet Aditya Waiba]] and Satya Aditya Waiba have carried the legacy further by continuing on her footsteps. <ref>{{Cite web\|date=2017-01-10\|title=Songs of Tribute\|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/music/songs-of-tribute-navneet-aditya-waiba-and-satya-aditya-waiba/\|access-date=2020-05-04\|website=The Himalayan Times\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Daughter revives mother's songs\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/daughter-revives-mother-s-songs/cid/1525677\|access-date=2020-05-04\|website=www.telegraphindia.com\|language=en}}</ref>

	[[File:Damfu nepal.jpg\|alt=Damphu\|thumb\|[[Nepalis\|Nepali people]] playing one of their traditional instruments, "[[Damphu drum\|Damphu]]"]]		[[File:Damfu nepal.jpg\|alt=Damphu\|thumb\|[[Nepalis\|Nepali people]] playing one of their traditional instruments, "[[Damphu drum\|Damphu]]"]]
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	*[[Navneet Aditya Waiba]]		*[[Navneet Aditya Waiba]]
	*[[Tamang people]]		*[[Tamang people]]
	*[[Music of Nepal]]
	*[[Demographics of Nepal\|Ethnic groups of Nepal]]

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Nepalese folk music]]		[[Category:Nepalese folk music]]
	[[Category:Folk music genres]]		[[Category:Folk music genres]]
			[[Category:Tamang people]]

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[[File:Hira Devi Waiba.jpg|thumb|[[Hira Devi Waiba]]- Pioneer of Tamang Selo and Nepali Folk songs.]]'''Tamang Selo''' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: तामाङ सेलो) is a genre of [[Music of Nepal|Nepali folk song]] sung by the [[Tamang people]] of [[Nepal]] and is widely popular among the Nepali-speaking community in [[Nepal]], in [[India]], and around the world. It is usually accompanied by the Tamang instruments: [[Damphu drum|Damphu]], [[Madal]] and [[Tungna]]. A Selo could be very catchy and lively or slow and melodious and is usually sung to express love, sorrow and stories of day to day life.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.accu.or.jp/ich/en/arts/A_NPL12.html|title=Performing Arts, Songs of the Tamang People|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605021142/http://www.accu.or.jp/ich/en/arts/A_NPL12.html|archivedate=2016-06-05}}</ref>

== Hira Devi Waiba, pioneer of Nepali folk songs and Tamang Selo ==
[[File:Navneet-Aditya-Waiba-Live.jpg|thumb|[[Navneet Aditya Waiba]]-Nepali and Tamang folk singer|alt=Nepali and Tamang folk singer]]
[[Hira Devi Waiba]] is hailed as the pioneer of Nepali folk songs and Tamang Selo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110120/jsp/siliguri/story_13466851.jsp|title=The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) {{!}} North Bengal & Sikkim {{!}} Pioneer of Nepali Folk Songs|website=www.telegraphindia.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025135/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110120/jsp/siliguri/story_13466851.jsp|archive-date=2018-02-16|url-status=live|access-date=2018-03-04}}</ref> Her song "[[Chura ta Hoina Astura]]" ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: [[Chura ta Hoina Astura|चुरा त होइन अस्तुरा]]) is said to be the first Tamang Selo ever recorded.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tamangonline.com/news/13540|title=चुरा त होइन अस्तुरा - पहिलो तामाङ सेलो गीत ? - Tamang Online|date=2016-12-07|work=Tamang Online|access-date=2018-03-04|language=en-US|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304212229/http://www.tamangonline.com/news/13540|archivedate=2018-03-04}}</ref> Waiba has sung nearly 300 songs in a career spanning 40 years. Waiba's children [[Navneet Aditya Waiba]] and Satya Aditya Waiba have carried the legacy further by continuing on her footsteps. Navneet and Satya are the only individuals in the Nepali folk music genre who produce authentic traditional Nepali folk songs without adulteration or modernisation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-01-10|title=Songs of Tribute|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/music/songs-of-tribute-navneet-aditya-waiba-and-satya-aditya-waiba/|access-date=2020-05-04|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Daughter revives mother's songs|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/daughter-revives-mother-s-songs/cid/1525677|access-date=2020-05-04|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Damfu nepal.jpg|alt=Damphu|thumb|[[Nepalis|Nepali people]] playing one of their traditional instruments, "[[Damphu drum|Damphu]]"]]

== See also ==

*[[Hira Devi Waiba]]
*[[Navneet Aditya Waiba]]
*[[Tamang people]]
*[[Music of Nepal]]
*[[Demographics of Nepal|Ethnic groups of Nepal]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Nepalese folk music]]
[[Category:Folk music genres]]

{{Nepal-stub}}

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