Phiroj shyangden biography sample

In early July, Dayjen J Shrestha texted Utsaha Joshi, or Uniq Poet as he's better known as, a simple message that read, ‘Hey, maybe it’s time to get back to your idea of a rap cypher’.

With the pandemic upending the musical scene, many musicians were taking their music online to refresh people’s mood in an overwhelming lockdown. There was Phiroj Shyangden strumming his guitar to his followers, and there was Deepak Bajracharya grooving people with his song 'Man Magan'.

“It was a time when everyone was venturing online and collaborating with one another, and so I texted Uniq who had pitched this idea of collaborating with rap artists for a cypher a long time back. I told him now [the country’s first lockdown] was a good time to get back to that idea,” said Shrestha, rapper and co-founder of Halla!, an independent music e-magazine.

“A cypher is basically a jam session where rappers and beatboxers gather around in a circle to deliver their raps. It’s an energetic scene and while I was abroad I missed that creative environment, and I had hoped to do one big collaboration with rap artists once I was here,” said Joshi.

The music project, however, isn’t a cypher to be exact, but, in its own way, it is engaging because it immerses the listeners in the rapper’s narratives.

“So, when Dayjen reminded me of that idea I jumped on board with it,” said Joshi.

And now, their hip hop collaboration, Kalamkranti Cypher, has become one of the rarest experimental rhythmic singles in Nepal's limited rap history. The track’s old school beat isn’t addictive but it's funky texture allures a feeling of suspense and goofiness and keeps one tuned, while the continuous layered boost beat pumps up the passion with robust rap deliveries.

“I had sent about three to four beat options. Dayjen and Uniq picked this beat as it was simple and had a flow that could carry the styles of the different rappers,” said Rohit Shakya, the music producer.

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1974 AD is a Nepali rock band, who experiment with various genre of music including traditional Nepali folk music and western rock music, blues and jazz using a combination of native and western instuments. They are amongst the most successful recording artists in Nepal. Most of their albums are ranked among the top-ten best-selling albums according to the Hits FM of Nepal.Their lyrics are filled with patriotism, Nepali virtues, unity, love and nationalism. Their concert named 'Rock Yatra' in the year 2000 was attended by more than 60,000 people. This was the largest attendance for a concert in Nepal.

The band was formed during 90s by a group of teachers from Gyanodaya School, Lalitpur which included guitarist Phiroj shyangden, bassist Nirakar Yakthumba, drummer Bhanu A. During the early days the band used to play various genres including hard rock, heavy metal, rock and blues through several gigs around Kathmandu where they covered numbers from Bryan Adams, Deep Purple and other rock groups. With their first hit single "Mayalule" from their debut album "Time Out", they came to become one of the best bands around country.

During those years Adrian Pradhan and Sanjay Shrestha were involved in their own bands. Adrian Pradhan used to be in a hard rock band from Kalimpong named "The Flame". Percussionist Sanjay Shrestha, who used to play the drums for the St Xaviers school band, was involved with Nepali fusion rock act "Shristi". Later during the late 90s Adrian Pradhan joined 1974 AD as their drummer/vocalist after former drummer Bhanu A decided to leave the band. The following year local guitar enthusiast Manoj K.C from Dhobighat, Lalitpur also joined the band and completed the lineup.

The band has brought out some fantastic albums which include Time Out; released in 1996, Samjhi Baschu; released in 1998, Satabdi; released in 2001, Jungi Nishan; released in 2002; Limited Editiion; also released in 2002; Pinjada

American-Nepali singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter

Musical artist

Phiroj Shyangden (Phiroj Shyangden) is a Nepalese-American singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter in the Nepali language. He is the founding member of the band 1974 AD and The Original Duo. Shyangden lives in New York, USA.

Early life

Phiroj Shyangden was born to parents Kharkey Shyangden (father) and the late Narbada Shyangden (mother) in Takvar Tea Estate, Darjeeling, India. He went to Betten High School in Tukvar, Darjeeling and completed his college degree form Darjeeling Government College, North Bengal University, India in 1986.

Shyangden is a self-taught vocalist and studied western classical music (guitar) from Jeeven Pradhan (Darjeeling Melody Academy), a noted music teacher from Darjeeling. Shyangden moved to Kathmandu in 1990 where he worked as a music teacher in Gyanodaya School, Lalitpur and South Point Boarding School, New Baneshwor, Kathmandu..

Formation of 1974 AD and Musical career

Shyangden, along with Nirakar Yakthumba (bass guitar) and Bhanu Ahamed (drums), formed the band 1974 AD in 1994 whilst they were teachers in Gyanodaya School in Lalitpur, Kathmandu. During this period Shyangden did most of the writing and compositions for the band. Initially the band played western rock music and covered Bryan Adams, Deep Purple and various other rock acts.