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'', the Limbu religious scripture. She trained under

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Early life and education

Limbu was born in Dhungesaghu VDC (now Maiwakhola rural municipality) of

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in Eastern

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as the youngest child among six siblings. She started singing by participating in ''

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'', a folk dance and music custom among Limbu community. A song called Palam is sung while performing the dance. After completing her SLC level education in 2001, she moved to

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. She passed the voice test in

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and decided to stay in Kathmandu. She then joined

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but left after some time because of the dissatisfaction of how music classes were conducted there. She then joined Lalit Kala Campus, a fine arts college.

Music career

While studying in Lalit Kala, she started taking classes under classical musician Chandan Kumar Shrestha. She released her first album ''Eh Saila'' under his mentorship. She then started training under Amber Gurung. Her second album Amber Sangeet was a tribute to her mentor. All songs of the album except one (composed by Ratna Shamsher Thapa) were composed by Gurung. She collaborated with Gurung's son, Kishor Gurung while producing the album. In 2014, she released an album titled ''Khaasaam'' which consists of solo and ensemble performances based on Limbu culture. She is a part of ''Raithane Sangeet Abhiyan'', a movement for conservation and promotion of Nepali folk music. She has also researched and documented about various singing methods of indigenous communities and folk instruments used throughout Nepal. She was honoured by ''Yakhung Yuwa Manch'', Lalitpur for her contribution in preserving folk music. She alongside Ganga Thapa composed the music for ''Jaar'', 2022 Nepali film based on a story by

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Discography

Albums * ''Eh Saila'' * ''Amber Sangeet'' * ''Khaasaam'' (Sounds of Mundhum; 2014) Singles * ''Aaiyaani'' (with Ashok Mukarung) * ''Kati Lagu Tero Pachi'' (with Dipak Jangam) * ''Latthai Pare Ma Dante Mohanima'' (with Ashok Rasik) * ''Saaili Morilai'' (with Ashok Mukarung) * ''Timilai Bhetna Aauda''

References

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