This week I am listening to “Mayalu le Samjhe ki Kaso” by Daisy Baraili and Dawa Gyalmo. Dashain and Tihar celebrations always remind me of this song because, this song was a huge hit in our household, one that we sang a lot at our family gatherings and still do to this day 😀. After we were done with tika, we would end our night around the firepit with a spectacular bhoj featuring my thulo mamu’s special kauli, pahelo daal, mitho saag, chicken tarkari, and aalu ko achaar. #bhoklagyo
The minute my uncle Ramesh Mama (whom a lot of you may already know as “cool professor” from Kathmandu University 😀 – #viral #pleaseyoutubehim ) would pick up the guitar and start singing, the energy of the night would take off 🚀 and all of us would join in with our vocal harmonies and claps 😅. #lifeoftheparty #sorrydearneighbours . He would start with this song and lead to an encore performance of “Musu Musu Hasideu” by Hong Kong-based Nepali pop rock band The Himalayans. Even our family pet dog (pyaro chhori), MusuMaya, is named after these two iconic songs 🐶.
To this day, memories of singing around the firepit with my parents, uncles, aunts, and cousins play back so vividly in my head. I find myself tearing up every time 🥹🤧, especially while revisiting memories of my parents slow dancing deeply in love.
I find this song particularly inspiring as it features the work of three incredible women; singers Daisy Baraili, Dawa Gyalmo, and singer-songwriter Shanti Thataal - who is also credited as the first female music composer of the Nepali film industry on Wikipedia. The melodic transition to the E major chord is so unexpected and beautiful! I’m also feeling a deep awe and respect for the Darjeeling, Assam, and Sikkim diaspora of Nepali artists who have contributed so much to the Nepali music community🙇🏻♀️.
#daisybairaili #dawagyalmo #shantithataal #mayalulesamjhekikaso #songsthatmademe
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