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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 | [[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]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Nepalese folk music]] | [[Category:Nepalese folk music]] | ||
[[Category:Folk music genres]] | [[Category:Folk music genres]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:22, 3 January 2026
Tamang Selo (Nepali: तामाङ सेलो) is a genre of 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, 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.[1]
Hira Devi Waiba, pioneer of Nepali folk songs and Tamang Selo[edit | edit source]
Hira Devi Waiba is hailed as the pioneer of Nepali folk songs and Tamang Selo.[2] Her song "Chura ta Hoina Astura" (Nepali: चुरा त होइन अस्तुरा) is said to be the first Tamang Selo ever recorded.[3] 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. [4][5]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Performing Arts, Songs of the Tamang People". Archived from the original on 2016-06-05.
- ↑ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | North Bengal & Sikkim | Pioneer of Nepali Folk Songs". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ↑ "चुरा त होइन अस्तुरा - पहिलो तामाङ सेलो गीत ? - Tamang Online". Tamang Online. 2016-12-07. Archived from the original on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ↑ "Songs of Tribute". The Himalayan Times. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ↑ "Daughter revives mother's songs". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-05-04.