Eleven songs that decode Nepal’s capital city.
In Kathmandu, the chaos of unregulated traffic and dusty roads sit comfortably with the dreams of the many people who call it their home. It looms large in the Nepali imagination, not just because it’s the capital, but also because the city has been central to Nepali identity. It’s a city of many cultures, shaped by the indigenous Newars as much as by the hippies, with the sounds of electric-guitar riffs as common as madal beats. No city’s complexities can be captured in one playlist, but this is an attempt to encapsulate what Kathmandu means for those who live here.
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