Phiroj Shyangden
Phiroj Shyangden
Background information
Born	Darjeeling,West Bengal, India
Origin	Kathmandu and Darjeeling
Genres	Nepali rock, folk
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, music teacher
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1990–present
Member of	1974 AD

Phiroj Shyangden (Phiroj Shyangden^ⓘ) is a Nepalese-American singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter in theNepali language. He is the founding member of the band1974 AD^[1][2] and The Original Duo. Shyangden lives inNew York, United States.

Phiroj Shyangden was born to parents Kharkey Shyangden (father) and the late Narbada Shyangden (mother) inTakvar Tea Estate,Darjeeling,India. He went to Betten High School in Tukvar, Darjeeling and completed his college degree formDarjeeling Government College,North Bengal University,India in 1986.

Shyangden is a self-taught vocalist and studiedwestern classical music (guitar) from Jeeven Pradhan (Darjeeling Melody Academy), a noted music teacher from Darjeeling. Shyangden moved toKathmandu in 1990 where he worked as a music teacher in Gyanodaya School,Lalitpur and South Point Boarding School, New Baneshwor, Kathmandu..^[3]

Shyangden, along with Nirakar Yakthumba (bass guitar) and Bhanu Ahamed (drums), formed the band 1974 AD in 1994 whilst they were teachers in Gyanodaya School inLalitpur,Kathmandu.^[4] During this period Shyangden did most of the writing and compositions for the band. Initially the band played westernrock music and coveredBryan Adams,Deep Purple and various other rock acts.^[5]

Shyangden left 1974 AD in 2008 amicably to pursue a solo career^[6] and moved toNew York in 2009.^[7][8][9] He released a self-titled studio solo album, followed byZindagi Asal Cha.^[10][11]

In 2016 Shyangden and Pradhan reunited under the name 'The Original Duo'.^[12][13] They toured five states in the US in 2016, and Nepal, the UK, and Australia in 2017–18.^[14][15][16]

In 2019 The Original Duo recorded and released the albumLa Hai, with lyrics and composition by Shyangden.^[17]

In July 2019, after almost a decade, Shyangden reunited with 1974 AD and released a new album titledNirantarata. The band now consists of the original lineup.^[18][19]

• Time Out (1996)
• Samjhi Baschu (1998)
• Satabdi (2001)
• Jungi Nishan (2002)
• Limited Edition (2002)
• Pinjada Ko Suga (2004)
• On Air (2007)
• Nirantarta (2019)

• Phiroj Shyangden^[11]
• Zindagi Asal Cha

Timi ra Ma

• Navneet Aditya Waiba
• Music of Nepal
• Nepalese Rock

• Phiroj Shyangden official YouTube channel

• People from Darjeeling district
• Nepali-language singers from India
• Singers from West Bengal
• Indian male songwriters
• Indian songwriters
• Indian guitarists

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