Bhagawan Bhandari
Bhagawan Bhandari (Nepali: भगवान भण्डारी) is a Nepali folk singer, songwriter and music composer.[1][2] His notable works include Phulma Bhamara(2006), Khaireni Ma Get(2001), Ban Ma Kanda Cha, Mauri Phool Mathi and Gayau Dhoka Diyera, among others. He has collaborated with other prominent Nepali folk singers like Bima Kumari Dura, Laxmi Neupane, Raju Pariyar and Bishnu Majhi, as well as his wife Nirmala Bhandari. He is retired from Nepali music, and has been living in the United States for about ten years, as of 2019.
Early life[edit]
He was born on 12 June 1976, in Chapakot Municipality, Damachaur, Syangja.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Bhandari debuted with Kothi Galaima(1999).[2] His first major success came with Khaireni Ma Get(2001).[2] It featured supporting vocals from Bima Kumari Dura, Sila Ale and Laxmi Neupane, and was produced and distributed by Dhaulagiri Cassette Center. The eponymous record also included the folk song Mauri Phool Mathi.[3] He collaborated with Raju Pariyar and Laxmi Neupane on Phulma Bhamara(2006) distributed by Dhaulagiri Cassette Center.[4] It also featured vocals from Bima Kumari Dura, Nirmala Bhandari and Khem Bhandari.[5] His folk record Ban Ma Kanda Cha, also distributed by Dhaulagiri Cassette Center, and featuring a group vocal from Raju Pariyar, Laxmi Neupane and Bhandari himself,[6] was nominated for Folk record of the year at Hits FM music awards in 2005.[7]
His other works include Bigryo Chal Pani, sung by him and Bima Kumari Dura, and produced and distributed by Dhaulagiri Cassette Center,[8], Baba Aama, an homage to his parents, written, composed and sung by him and produced by Bindabasini Music.[9] His other records produced and distributed by Dhaulagiri Cassette Center are Gayau Dhoka Diyera,[10] Dilko Dhoka Band, Manaima pirko bhari cha, Ghumdai chu mauri jhai and Hasi hasi jau[10] among others. His records produced by Bindabasini Music include Aainan Farkera, Guras jhai phulera and Loktantrako kopila layo,[11] a politically charged CD album.
He has published at least 16 CDs in total. He has toured India, Malaysia, Singapore and Qatar, and performed in the United States.[2]
Personal life[edit]
He is married to Nirmal Bhandari, who is also a folk singer in Nepal, and a frequent collaborator. He has two children with her, a son and a daughter.[2] As of March 2019, he had been living in the United States for almost ten years, and was not active in Nepali music.[2][12] In an interview to a local Illinois newspaper, he claimed that he had fled Nepal to escape extortion and violence from the Maoists, that he had applied for asylum in the United States for the same reason, and his family was in hiding in Nepal.[2] However, according to Saptahik weekly, he had said that he had emigrated to the United States for better money, easier lifestyle and his family's future. According to the same report, he had worked as a waiter in Chicago for three years, and then started his own business in Baltimore.[12]
Discography[edit]
| S.N | Albums | Year | Songs! |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kothi Gaalaimaa
(Nepali:दिलको ढोका बन) |
1998 (B.S. 2055) | Side A: Kothi Gaalaima
(Nepali:कोठी गालैमा) Side B: |
| 2 | Tyo Man Kasto Chha
(Nepali:त्यो मन कस्तो छ) |
1999 (B.S. 2056) | Side A: Tyo Man Kasto Chha
(Nepali:त्यो मन कस्तो छ) Side B: |
| 3 | Raaifal Bhirera
(Nepali:राइफल भिरेर) |
2000 (B.S. 2057) | Side A:
Side B: |
| 2 | Khairenimaa Gate
(Nepali:खैरेनीमा गेट) |
2001 (B.S. 2058) | Side A: Khairenima Gate
(Nepali:खैरेनीमा गेट) Side B: |
| 3 | Bigryo Chaal Pani
(Nepali:बिग्रियो चाल पनि ) |
2002 (B.S. 2059) | Side A: Bigriyo Chaal Pani
(Nepali:बिग्रियो चाल पनि) Side B: |
| 4 | Phoolmaa Bhamaraa
(Nepali:फूलमा भमरा) |
2003 (B.S. 2060) | Side A: Phoolmaa Bhamaraa
(Nepali:फूलमा भमरा) Side B: |
| 5 | Banmaa Kaadaa Chha
(Nepali:वनमा काँडा छ) |
2004 (B.S. 2061) | Side A: Banmaa Kaadaa Chha
(Nepali:वनमा काँडा छ) Side B: |
| 6 | Dali Larkaayo
(Nepali:डाली लर्कायो) |
2005 (B.S. 2062) | Side A: Daali Larkaayo
(Nepali:डाली लर्कायो) Side B: |
| 7 | Gayau dhokaa Diyera
(Nepali:गयौ धोका दिएर) |
2006 (B.S. 2063) | Side A: Gayau Dhokaa Diyera
(Nepali:गयौ धोका दिएर ) Side B: Haasi Haasi Jaau (Nepali:हाँसी हाँसी जाउ) |
| 8 | Loktantrako Kopilaa Laayo
(Nepali:लोकतन्त्रको कोपिला लायो ) |
2006 (B.S. 2063) | Side A: Loktantrako Kopilaa Laayo
(Nepali:लोकतन्त्रको कोपिला लायो) Side B: Jaau Baabu Nabhannu Aamaa (Nepali:जाउ बाबु नभन्नु आमा) |
| 9 | dilako Dhokaa Ban
(Nepali:दिलको ढोका बन) |
2007 (B.S. 2064) | Side A: dilako Dhokaa Ban
(Nepali:दिलको ढोका बन) Side B: Manaimaa Pirako Bhaari Chh ( Nepali: मनैमा पिरको भारी छ) |
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References[edit]
- ↑ "ह्याप्पी बर्थ डे बद्री". Saptahik Weekly.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Rhodebeck, Ashley. "Pop star comes to St. Charles from Nepal to flee oppression". Kane county Chronicle.
- ↑ Bhagwan Bhandari and Bima Kumari Dura - Khaireni Ma Gate | Lok Dohori | Full Song. February 10, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Stirr, Anna Marie (July 18, 2017). Singing Across Divides: Music and Intimate Politics in Nepal. Oxford University Press – via Google Books. Search this book on
- ↑ Bhagwan Bhandari, Raju Pariyar and Laxmi Neupane - Phool Ma Bhamara | Full Lok Dohori. February 18, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Nepali Lok Dohori Song Banma Kada Cha. October 10, 2013 – via YouTube.
- ↑ And the winner is.- Nepali Times. archive.nepalitimes.com.
- ↑ Bhagwan Bhandari and Bima K Dura - Bigriyo Chhal Pani. February 5, 2014 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Bhagwan Bhandari Baba Aama बाबा आमा दस धारा दुधको भारा तिर्न सकिन || Full Video New Lok Geet 2017. February 12, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Bhagwan Bhandari |Gayau Dhoka Diyera | Lok Dohori Audio. March 29, 2019 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Loktantrako Kopilaa Laagyo LOKTANTRA |Bindabasini Music_Bhagwaan Bhandari. July 1, 2014 – via YouTube.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "अमेरिकामा सुस्ताउँदै नेपाली कलाकार". saptahik.ekantipur.com.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2019-06-08.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
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