Kiran Thakuri

Gopal Yonjan (1943–1997) was a towering figure in Nepali music—an accomplished singer, lyricist, music director, arranger, flutist, and multi-instrumentalist. Born in Darjeeling, India, he began his musical journey with the flute, winning accolades as a young performer. His deep study of Nepali folk, Rabindra Sangeet, and classical traditions shaped a career that spanned over three decades and more than 2,000 compositions. Yonjan moved to Kathmandu in 1967 to pursue his MA in Nepali and taught music at prestigious schools while composing for Radio Nepal, Nepal Police Club, and films. His partnership with Narayan Gopal is considered the golden era of Nepali modern music. He was known for blending poetic depth with rich orchestration, often writing, composing, and arranging his own songs. His works spanned genres—patriotic, romantic, philosophical, spiritual, and children's music. He was honored with the Gorkha Dakshin Bahu, Chinnalata Song Award, and multiple Best Music Director titles. His legacy continues to inspire generations of musicians and listeners.

EXPERIENCE Former Violin Teacher at St.Mary's High School,Jawalakhel 2017 - Present Former Music Teacher at Blood and Thunder Music Academy 2016 - Present Violin Teacher at Occidental Public School Jun 2019 - Present Former Violin Teacher at Gloria Secondary School 2018 - Present Violin Teacher at Nobel Academy Secondary School 2017 - Present Violin Teacher at Salvation Music Center 2017 - Present

Ramkrishna Dhakal is a very famous young musical artist or more specifically a singer (of modern-flavored songs) from Nepal. He started his musical carrier since his early childhood by singing famous songs by Narayan Gopal - also known as Swor-samrat (= Emperor of Voice). During his early period he struggled by singing amongst his group but after he got a break he established himself as one of the best Nepali singers. He rose to fame with his song "Orali lageko harin ko chhal bho". . People were impressed by his singing ability and voice (although not mature). He modelled his singing style after Narayan Gopal; Dhakal acknowledges that he is a big fan of the late maestro. It would be fair to say that he benefitted from the void left by Narayan Gopal's death. People were looking for some one to fill the void. In fact, they were looking for the next Narayan Gopal. He has been successful so far. He has released several very popular albums of modern songs/ghazals (adhunik geet). All his album names so far have started with the letter "A". Aashish, Aashirbad, Asha, Aroha, Aashraye, Adhar, and Aagraha. Among them, Aasha is the most popular album. Apart from adhunik geet, he has also sung bhajans and patriotic songs (rastriya geet) and many film songs. RamKrishna Dhakal also acted in (a lead role) in a Nepali film, Aashirbad. The story was based or inspired by his own personal story of struggle and his rise to fame helped by his god-father Gopal Karmacharya.

Tenzin Dhundup, a.k.a. Sonam Topden, a well-known young Tibetan singer, songwriter and composer, is originally from India Manali and is based in Nepal. He gained popularity by singing cover songs in different languages like Tibetan, Hindi, Nepali and English via Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and other social media platforms. He is also known as the first Tibetan heartthrob among Tibetans. In 2016, he released his first official music video, "Palkyi la," which was self-written and debuted his acting talents. It was a huge hit and loved by many around the world. His second record-breaking hit song, "Kunsel," with Tibetan female singer Tenzin Kunsel, was also self-written and has gained over a million views. His third song, "Ta Serpo," was released in November 2016. In may 2017, he composed a Nepali music video, "Timi Mero Bhavisha." Sonam Topden took the first stage in front of an audience of thousands during the Tibetan Losar in Bylakupee, India, along with Bollywood dancing star Raghav Juyal and MJ. After that successful concert, he performed at numerous live concerts around India, Nepal and Switzerland. Sonam Topden has a huge interest in charity events. He performed for many charitable shows, such as Srongtsen Annual Charity event in Nepal, Chenrezig School back-to-back charity event in Delhi, Dehradun, and a pilgrimage organized by Drokpo in Nepal. (Albums) Sonam Topden's first album, Norbu Shug Yoe, was launched in Bodh Gaya during Kalachakra Puja in 2017.