National Music Awards 2078 by Radio Kantipur.
Radio Kantipur hosted the National Music Awards (NMW) 2078 on Friday at Hotel Yak and Yeti, after a two-year break. Ram Krishna Dhakal, Yam Baral, and Lochan Bhattarai performed at the prize ceremony. This year’s edition of the music award received 75 nominations, including 15 prize categories and a lifetime achievement award.
Winners of NMW 2078 are Ankit Amur Shrestha bagged the new singer award for his song ‘Lazayera’, Ananda Adhikari (Best Lyricist) for ‘Maya Jadau’, Arjun Pokhrel (Best Music Director) for ‘Timro Ghrako Woripori’, Pashupatinath Sharma (Best Singer-Male-Folk) for ‘Hajuraile Ho’, Mechu Dhimal (Best Singer-Female-Folk) for ‘Fasayo Mitho Bolile’, Umesh Lamsal (Best National Song) for ‘Kohi Bhanchhan Mechi Mero’, Ram Krishna Dhakal (Best Playback Singer-Male) for ‘Maya Jadau’, Milan Amatya (Best Playback Singer-Female) for ‘Charile Kafal’, Kumar Basnet (Lifetime Achievement Award), Almoda Rana Upreti (Best Pop Singer-Male) for ‘Kahile Vetne’, Aastha Tamang Maskey (Best Pop Singer-Female) for ‘Saregamapa’, Karma Band (Best Band) for ‘Manko Ghanti’, Shiva Pariyar (Best Singer-Male-Adhunik) for ‘Atalinchha Mann’, Sangita Rana Pradhan (Best Singer-Feaale-Adhunik) for ‘Maya K Ko Tirsana’, Melina Rai and Bal Bahadur Rajbanshi (Best Duet Song) for ‘Jel Pani Sahula’ and lastly, Nishan Bhattarai and Eleena Chauhan (People’s Choice Award) for ‘K Maya Lagcha Ra’.
Kumar Basnet, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award, has spent seven decades researching, collecting, and featuring various music traditions from all over the country, as well as lending his voice to thousands of songs.
Trishala Gurung, Subani Moktan, Samriddhi Rai, Pashupati Sharma, Dinesh Dhakal, Dharmendra Sewan, and Abhaya Subba also gave performances at the prize ceremony.
