Anuprastha


Anuprastha is a Nepali rock band. The name Anuprastha is derived from Sanskrit: Anu means "music" and Prastha "first". They generally focus their music on the rock genre but combine it with Nepali folk tunes.
The band was formed in 2004 when the members were in college. It consists of Neran Shahi - Vocal & Guitar; Jimi Joshi- Bass; Govin Sunuwar - Guitar; Bibek Tamang - Drums; and Sundar Maharjan - Madal/percussion.
After struggling for several years, the band successfully gained national attention when they won the reality show Sprite Band Challenge 1st edition in 2008, which was aired on Nepal's national TV channel. There were three strong finalists — Anuprastha, Alt F4 and Bequeath — but Anuprastha took the crown along with one lakh rupees and a ticket to shoot a music video. They released that first music video, "Din", in July 2009 in two versions. They launched their debut album Anuprastha in 2010. They released the single "Ujyaalo" in 2016.
In 2017, they launched their second album, What to Do Kathmandu. They released the single "Aduitiya" from the album. They did not release the album earlier due to problems of sound quality, load-shedding, etc., and followed its release with a tour of major cities in Nepal,The band visited different major cities like Narayanghat, Butwal, Bhairahawa, Kathmandu, Pokhara, Itahari, Dharan and Damak. and then Dubai and Abu Dhabi with other artists.
In 2019, they released the music video of their previously Dashain Song marking the biggest festival of Nepal. They are working in their new album "Icchya".

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