JB Tuhure
{{Short description|Nepali singer (1943–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
Juth Bahadur Khadgi ({{Langx|ne|जे.बी. टुहुरे}}; 1943 – 26 August 2021), better known as JB Tuhure, was a Nepali singer and Member of Parliament (MP).{{Cite web|title=Veteran singer JB Tuhure no more|url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/veteran-singer-jb-tuhure-no-more.html|url-status=live|access-date=26 August 2021|website=OnlineKhabar|language=en-GB|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826103820/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/veteran-singer-jb-tuhure-no-more.html}}{{Cite web|title=Senior singer J. B. Tuhure admitted to hospital|url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/detour/senior-singer-j-b-tuhure-admitted-to-hospital|access-date=26 August 2021|website=GorakhaPatra|language=en|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826142148/https://risingnepaldaily.com/detour/senior-singer-j-b-tuhure-admitted-to-hospital|url-status=live}} He was titled Janagayak (people's singer) as he sang revolutionary songs; he recorded over 150 songs.{{Cite web|title=Janagayak JB Tuhure is no more|url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/janagayak-jb-tuhure-is-no-more/|url-status=live|access-date=26 August 2021|website=My Republica|language=en|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826100011/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/janagayak-jb-tuhure-is-no-more/}}{{Cite web|title=Folk singer JB Tuhure passes away|url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2021/26/205353/|access-date=26 August 2021|website=Khabarhub|language=en|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826103815/https://english.khabarhub.com/2021/26/205353/|url-status=live}}
Tuhure was born Juth Bahadur Khadgi in Dharan, Province No. 1, Nepal.{{Cite web|title=JB Tuhure, who sang revolutionary songs, dies at 78|url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2021/08/26/jb-tuhure-who-sang-revolutionary-songs-dies-at-78|access-date=26 August 2021|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826123610/https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2021/08/26/jb-tuhure-who-sang-revolutionary-songs-dies-at-78|url-status=live}} He lost his father when he was 20 years old, and since then started using Tuhure (which means orphan) as his surname. He died on 26 August 2021 in Kathmandu due to brain hemorrhage.{{Cite web|title=JB Tuhure passes away at 78|url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/miscellany/jb-tuhure-passes-away-at-78|access-date=2021-08-27|website=GorakhaPatra|language=en|archive-date=27 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827102724/https://risingnepaldaily.com/miscellany/jb-tuhure-passes-away-at-78|url-status=live}}