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Sketches of Darjeeling

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Released
  
July 25, 2014

Length
  
21:05

Artist
  
Bipul Chettri

Label
  
Bipul Chettri

Genre
  
Music of Nepal

Recorded
  
2013-14

Sketches of Darjeeling (2014)
  
Maya (2016)

Release date
  
25 July 2014

Producer
  
Bipul Chettri

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Studio
  
Plug n’ Play Studios, New Delhi

Bipul chettri asaar


Sketches of Darjeeling is the debut studio album by the Indian Nepali Folk singer/songwriter Bipul Chettri.

Contents

The album is a collection of songs inspired by Bipul's life around the hills of Darjeeling, a small town that sits on the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas. It explores the different elements and essence of life and culture of Darjeeling with blend of Neplai Folk and western musical elements.

Bipul chettri ram sailee ode to my father


Background

The foundation for the album was laid after the song "Wildfire (Dadhelo)" spread across playlists of Nepalese all around the world. The song was uploaded on SoundCloud in February 2013 and literally spread like a wildfire.

Recording session for the album begun in 2013.

Production

All songs of the album are written, composed, arranged and produced by Bipul Chettri except Ram Sailee, composed by Bipul's late father, Nirendra Mohan Chettri.

Recording, mixing and mastering is all done by Anindo Bose at Plug n’ Play Studios, New Delhi.

Awards

The album was nominated for multiple categories in the 19th Hero HITS 91.2 FM Awards 2072 (2016), held in Kathmandu, Nepal on March of 2016. Among all the competition for "Best Pop/Rock Album" and "Album of the Year", Sketches of Darjeeling picked up the "Best Pop/Rock Album" award.

Personnel

  • Bipul Chettri – Vocals, Guitar
  • Anindo Bose – Keyboard, Bass
  • Rahul Rai – Bass
  • Upendra Raj Baraily – Drums, Percussion
  • Reuben Narain – Drums, Percussion
  • Toni Quadros – Trumpet
  • Lokesh Anand – Shehnai
  • Suhail Yusuf Khan – Sarangi
  • Songs

    1Mountain High4:00
    2Wildfire (Dadhelo)3:31
    3Asaar3:49

    References

    Sketches of Darjeeling Wikipedia