Himalayan Blues Festival

Nepali outfits Looza, Jocose and Night will star alongside various foreign artistes as the third edition of the Himalayan Blues Festival kicks off from Oct. 15-19 at different venues beginning from today, the organisers informed at a press meet on Tuesday.

Pugsely Buzzard, Jonno Zilber and Owen Campbell from Australia, Kenn Lending from Denmark, Chris Screiner Project from USA, Subha B. Sunam and Nhuchhe B Dangol are other highlight of the event.

Speaking at the meet, Festival Director Samik Kharel highlighted the importance of the festival saying the festival was an artistic-cultural event that promotes and integrates blues music, which has its roots in USA, with folklores of Nepal.

Special musicians performing in the D-day Subha B. Sunam and Nhuchhe B Dangol gave the press a pre-show of the actual of event performing at the press meet held at Nepal Music Centre, Pingalasthan.