Nepal, June 20 -- An invitation to attend Antarrashtriya Sangeet Mahotsav or International Music Festival 2026, and to present what was called a pragyik mantavya or academic opinion, brought me both ...

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I'm on a brick patio at Northfield, a popular café in Kathmandu, Nepal, strumming “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” on my guitar alongside Les Thompson, a founding member of the pioneering SoCal folk and ...