Tamang Selo (Nepali: तामाङ सेलो) is a genre ofNepali folk song sung by theTamang people ofNepal and is widely popular among the Nepali-speaking community inNepal, inIndia, and around the world. It is usually accompanied by the Tamang instruments:Damphu,Madal andTungna. A Selo could be very catchy and lively or slow and melodious and is usually sung to express love, sorrow and stories of day to day life.[1]
Hira Devi Waiba is hailed as the pioneer of Nepali folk songs and Tamang Selo.[2] Her song "Chura ta Hoina Astura" (Nepali:चुरा त होइन अस्तुरा) is said to be the first Tamang Selo ever recorded.[3] Waiba has sung nearly 300 songs in a career spanning 40 years. Waiba's childrenNavneet Aditya Waiba and Satya Aditya Waiba have carried the legacy further by continuing on her footsteps. Navneet and Satya are the only individuals in the Nepali folk music genre who produce authentic traditional Nepali folk songs without adulteration or modernisation.[4][5]
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