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Can You Hear the Music? World Music Day Is Right Around the Corner Every Thursday ISSUE 226 RS 40 26 JUNE 2014 12 ciff( 2071 Can You Hear The Music? World Music Day is right around the corner. Although the scene is thriving, there are those who have been ruing the lack of government support. 4 Newsfeed k ckstart TOP 3 EVENTS “ThE LADY” in nEPAL: A BRIEF TIMMELINE EXPERIENCE THAILAND Aung San Suu Kyi is the daughter of Foodies, get ready to excite your taste buds with exotic food Burma’s independence hero, General from Thailand! Celebration of Thailand, hosted by Hotel Aung San, who was assassinated in de L’ Annapurna on 18 and 19 June, will feature exquisite July 1947, just six months prior to !culinary creations by famous Thai chefs, and exotic Thai the country gaining independence fashion accompanied by Thai music. The event will also from Britain. Suu Kyi was only two present The Nepal-Thai Fashion Show that will have outfits when her father was killed. by popular Thai designers and four Nepali designers, as well 1960: Suu Kyi went to India with as a performance by a famous Thai band. The event also her mother Daw Khin Kyi, who had includes a cooking class facilitated by a renowned Thai chef been appointed Burma’s ambassador on 19 June. The event is organized by Royal Thai Embassy to Delhi. and Nepal-Thailand Co-operation Society in alliance with Hotel de L’ Annapurna. 1964: She went to Oxford University in the UK, where she studied Date: 18 & 19 June, Time: 7pm onwards, Contact: 4221711 Venue: Poolside Garden, Hotel de L› Annapurna, Durbar Marg philosophy, politics, and economics. 1 There, Suu Kyi met her future husband, Michael Aris, an academic. REFUGEE STORIES 1989: She was put under house From 20 to 30 June, the United Nations High Commissioner arrest as Burma’s military junta for Refugee (UNHCR) will be marking World Refugee Day declared martial law. by putting together a photo exhibition, film shows, and talk programmes that showcase the life and plight of refugees. 1991: Suu Kyi was awarded the Hosted at The City Museum Kathmandu, the event is free Nobel Peace Prize. and open to everyone. 1990: When the military government Date: 20June - 30 June, Venue: The City Museum Kathmandu 2 called the national elections, Aung Time: 10:00 am (20 June) 7:00 pm (30 June) San Suu Kyi’s National League for Free event Democracy (NLD) convincingly won the polls, despite the fact that she was under house arrest and disqualified from standing. EXCLUSIVE FRIDAY RETREAT 1995: She was released from house arrest, but her movements were restricted. 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Her last period of house arrest ended in November 2010, and her son Kim Aris was allowed to visit her for the first time in a decade. When the by-elections were held in April 2012 to fill the seats vacated by politicians who had taken government posts, Suu Kyi and her party contested for the seats despite the reservations. HUAWEI HOLLERS! Huawei’s Honor 3c Specs, a new midrange smartphone, comes with 2 GB RAM, 8GB ROM, and a Quad –Core 1.3 GHz CPU processer. It functions on the Android Jelly Bean 4.2 OS and has a 2300 mAH battery. Some of its important features include a network manager with 3G With events to the left and right, Fr!day makes it a little bit easier for you to choose events to and WiFi access, and a memory that can be expanded check out this week and the next. Here are our top three picks. to 32 GB. 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In order to gather the details of the show, we talked doing on World Music Day? to the Director of Alliance Française of Katmandou, “I will be performing with my friends Ophélie Belil. Yuvash and Subash at Basecamp in EM: Could you give us a brief background about Jhamsikhel. We will be playing indie/ world music and jazz standards.” - DJ Missill? Shreeti Pradhan (Jazz singer) OB: Missill is an exceptional DJ. In fact, she is considered one of the best in Europe. Missill plays electro music mixed with hip-hop; a lot of her music features renowned rappers. EM: Could you elaborate a bit on her live show that’s happening on 20 June? OB: This Friday, Missill will be introducing her new set to the audience. She will only be performing her has reached a very high level of quality. Daft Punk, “I haven’t made plans yet. I will probably own compositions; she won’t be playing one song Justice, and C2C are big around the world. So it’s a be jamming with my friends at home.” - after another like nightclub DJs do. To be precise, rare chance for Nepal to witness a DJ like Missil on Rohit John Chettri (solo artist) what you’ll see is a “real show” on stage. stage. EM: What do you have to say about France’s EM: Are there any other artists who will be eletro music scene? performing with or opening for her? OB: Electro music that’s made in France is OB: Yes. Fimzok and DJ Niral will be performing internationally recognized these days. In fact, France before and after her. “Although I won›t be playing, I will Fete de la Musique definitely be celebrating International slogan Faites de la musique (Make music), Music Day. I still do not know how or Started back in 1982 in France, International World a homophone of Fête de la Musique, is used to where as I won’t be in Nepal, but I’ll Music Day (i.e. 21 June), or Fete de la Musique, is an promote this goal. probably attend some festival.” - Bikrant occasion solely dedicated to music. Pravin Bikram Many free concerts are organized, making all Shrestha (Underside) Rana, the Deputy Director of Alliance Française, genres of music accessible to the public. Two of the shares with us the present and past of the Fete de la caveats to being sanctioned by the official Fête de la Musique in Kathmandu Musique organization in Paris are that all concerts The origin of World Music Day celebrations must be free to the public, and all performers donate in Nepal their time for free. This is true of most participating cities as well. We started celebrating this music festival when the Alliance Française of Katmandou was established in The Restrictions 1994. This year’s event will take place on the 20th. Despite there being a larger tolerance for the “I was supposed to perform with my new band - Kanta dab dab - but, So far, we have organized the fest at different places performance of music in public areas after usual unfortunately, I won’t be able to do so in Kathmandu Valley, including the Durbar Squares hours, noise restrictions still apply and can cause due to personal issues. But I will be of Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur, along with some establishments to be forbidden to open and checking out programs for the day and other prominent locations such as Ratna Park Khula broadcast music out of their doors without prior might also jam with whoever is playing if things turn out right.” - Rizu Tuladhar Manch, Bhrikuti Mandap ground, Durbar Marg, and authorization. (Looza/Kanta dab dab) reputed music schools. About the World Music Day celebrations this year As for the present, various other institutions such This year’s annual musical program will be held in Lay- as Nepal Saskritik Samsthan (Nach Ghar), Nepal ku, the historical square of Kirtipur. It is situated near Music School, and music centers across the country Bagh Bhairab, by the steps of the Uma Shakar Temple. also celebrate this day. Likewise, the festival has been recognized by the Nepal government as International Why Kirtipur? Music Day since 1998.
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