Nepathya is a Nepalese music band that was formed in the early 1990s.They started recording songs which after 25 years have made them the greatest band ever of Nepal. Nepathya is best known for blending folk melodies with modern western-influenced rock music. Nepathya is well known for contemporary tunes that have strong ties with indigenous music and songs sung using regional dialects from rural Nepal.
The band started as a folk pop band, going on, changed to contemporary rock and folk rock. They were able to use this fusion music to captivate wider listeners from different age groups and cultures. The lyrics usually depicted love and nature in their earlier albums.
Here’s a video of The Alchemist performing one of the famous song of Nepathya “Yo Jindagani” extracted from the album ‘Resham’. The Alchemist bands have been performing folk songs, heavy rock, classical song etc frequenting local gigs and bars. Watch it out!