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Tamang Selo

Tamang Selo (Nepali: तामाङ सेलो) is a genre of Nepali folk song sung by the Tamang people of Nepal and is widely popular among the Nepali-speaking community in Nepal, in India, and around the world.

Hira Devi Waiba, pioneer of Nepali folk songs and Tamang Selo#

Hira Devi Waiba is hailed as the pioneer of Nepali folk songs and Tamang Selo. Her song “Chura ta Hoina Astura” (Nepali: चुरा त होइन अस्तुरा) is said to be the first Tamang Selo ever recorded. Waiba has sung nearly 300 songs in a career spanning 40 years. Waiba’s children Navneet Aditya Waiba and Satya Aditya Waiba have carried the legacy further by continuing on her footsteps.

See also#

  • Hira Devi Waiba
  • Navneet Aditya Waiba
  • Tamang people
Genre family
Folk music genres, Nepalese folk music