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Shila Bahadur Moktan

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Shila Bahadur Moktan is a veteran Nepali music director, arranger, composer, and multi‑instrumentalist, celebrated for more than five decades of contribution to Nepali music. He is regarded as one of the most respected figures in modern and folk‑infl...

Kathmandu, Nepal. 1980 - Present artistnepal.com/shila-bahadur-moktan
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Shila Bahadur Moktan is a veteran Nepali music director, arranger, composer, and multi‑instrumentalist, celebrated for more than five decades of contribution to Nepali music. He is regarded as one of...

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Full NameShila Bahadur Moktan
Profession
Music Director
Music Arranger
Musicians & Instrumentalists
LocationKathmandu, Nepal.
Active Since1980

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