Kutumba (band)

{{Short description|Nepalese folk band}}

{{About|the musical group from Nepal|the film of this name|Kutumba}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Kutumba

| image = Kutumba Band (cropped).jpg

| caption = Kutumba band at Khadgi Mahotsav 2075 (2019)

| native_name = कुटुम्ब

| native_name_lang = ne

| origin = Kathmandu, Nepal

| genre = Nepali folk music

| years_active = {{start date|2004}}–present

| label = reehaz, EMW,SAC. Kutumba

| website = {{URL|https://www.kutumba.com.np}}

| current_members = Arun Manandhar
Kiran Nepali
Pavit Maharjan
Raju Maharjan
Rubin Kumar Shrestha
Siddhartha Maharjan
Arun Gurung (Manager)
Niraj Maharjan (Stage Manager)

| past_members = Sarangi: Rashil Palanchoke
Flute: Binay Maharjan
Flute: Suresh Kaji Shrestha
Effects player: Sambhu Manandhar

}}

Kutumba is a Nepalese instrumental folk music band.{{Cite web|url=http://ecs.com.np/features/kutumba-the-whole-world-is-one|title=Kutumba: The whole world is one|website=ECS NEPAL|language=en|access-date=2019-03-23}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9TuKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1566&dq=Kutumba+band#q=Kutumba%20band|title=The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture|last=Sturman|first=Janet|date=2019-02-26|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=9781483317748|language=en}} It only uses Nepalese traditional musical instruments such as bamboo flutes, sarangi, madal, tungna, dhol, jhyamta, arbajoo, dhime, dhyangro, damphu, khin, and singing bowl.{{Cite web

|title=Kutumba

|work=Nepal Trust

|accessdate=2014-04-13

|url=http://www.nepaltrust.org/forms/kutumba-profile.pdf

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801130847/http://www.nepaltrust.org/forms/kutumba-profile.pdf

|archivedate=2014-08-01

}}{{cite web |url=http://www.kutumba.com.np/about-kutumba/ |title=Bio |publisher=Kutumba |date= |accessdate=2013-09-02 |archive-date=2014-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506003324/http://www.kutumba.com.np/about-kutumba/ |url-status=dead }} The band recorded a single for season 6 of Coke Studio Pakistan, which aired in late 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/164909/5-things-nepalis-fond-pakistan/|title=5 things Nepalis are fond of in Pakistan|date=2017-12-22|website=Daily Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-23}} They have collaborated with other Nepali artists such as Navneet Aditya Waiba, Satya Aditya Waiba, Albatross, Hari Maharjan, 1974 AD and Astha Tamang Maskey. They competed in the AI Song Contest 2021 alongside Diwas, Chepang, and Hari Maharjan with the song "Dreaming of Nepal", placing 17th with 15 points.{{Cite web|title=Participants|url=https://www.aisongcontest.com/participants|access-date=2021-06-30|website=AI Song Contest 2021|language=en-US}}

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