An open-air concert in Bhaktapur

THE Dattatreya Square, Bhaktapur is set to be transformed into an arena of music this March. Local Nepali band Ashesh and Nekhvam (A&N) and Seljord Folk High School band (SHFS, from Norway) got together at the Everest Irish Pub in Thamel on March 17 to make public the details about Bhaktapur Open Air 2013, a concert set to take place at the square on March 19. The concert will be a social one, as far as its purpose is concerned. Organisers hope to bring forward the issue of child rights and safety through the concert. “Our main target is to rid Bhaktapur of child labour in the next five years,” said Kishor Khaiju, the president of the National Youth Federation, speaking at the programme. The band themselves will be performing local songs, as well as songs in Nepali, English and other languages at the programme. Although 88 students from Norway will be taking part in the concert, only eight will be performing. Besides SHFS and A&N, representatives of the Nepal Music Centre and other musicians will also perform. While A&N members Ashesh Dangol (lead singer and guitarist), Suraj Lama (bassist) and Dipak Chalise (drummer) will be performing songs from their own albums for the first hour of the concert, Kjetil, a singer and teacher from the SFHS band will be joining them later on in the programme. Bhaktapur Open Air 2013 is managed by the National Youth Federation, the Rotaract Club of Bhaktapur and SCI Bhaktapur. The concert begins at 3:30 pm. Entry is free for all Nepali band Ashesh and Nekhvam and the Seljord Folk High School band from Norway will be performing at Bhaktapur Open Air 2013

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