Navneet Aditya Waiba

Navneet Aditya Waiba is an Indian Nepali-language folk singer and the daughter of the late Hira Devi Waiba, a pioneer of Nepali folk music.[1]

Navneet Aditya Waiba
Background information
BornKurseong, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
GenresNepali Folk, Tamang Selo
Occupation(s)Nepali Folk Singer
Years active2016-present
LabelsOKListen

Early life

Navneet Aditya Waiba was born to Hira Devi Waiba and her husband Ratan Lal Aditya, and was raised in the hill town of Kurseong in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. Waiba grew up in a musical environment owing to her mother and grandfather Sri Singh Man Waiba who also happened to be her mother's musical mentor/coach.[2][3][4]

She obtained her Master of English (MA) degree from North Bengal University, West Bengal, India.[2][3] She worked as a senior flight purser with Cathay Pacific Airlines, Hong Kong.[3]

Musical career

Team

Satya Waiba, her brother produces and manages the music whilst the Kutumba band from Kathmandu give music to the songs.[2][3][1][4]

Musical journey

After the death of her mother Hira Devi Waiba in 2011, Navneet Aditya Waiba started singing to keep the family's musical legacy alive. Her brother Satya Aditya Waiba and Navneet work as a team to revive, protect and popularise traditional Nepali Folk Music. Waiba mostly sings about women's issues and difficulties in the Nepali society.[2][4][3]

The brother and sister duo re-arranged and re-recorded Hira Devi Waiba's songs and in 2015 they handpicked Hira Devi Waiba's most iconic and popular songs. They named the album 'Ama Lai Shraddhanjali - Tribute to Mother' and released it on 3 November 2017 at the historic venue, Patan Museum in Kathmandu, Nepal.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

"I would like to inspire the younger generation to go back to the roots we belong to. I feel that the songs will bring back those memories." -Navneet Aditya Waiba[4]

Discography
Album Ama Lai Shraddhanjali – (CD, digital download, online radio)
No.TitleLength
1."Aye Syangbo"4:23
2."Chuiya ma Hah"4:12
3."Dhankuta"4:07
4."Ramri ta Ramri"3:27
5."Jhilke Naachayko"4:23
6."Phariya Lyaaidiyechan"4:35
7."Kahu Bela"1:23
Total length:23:30

Singles

Bari Lai[11]

Dhiki Kuti[12]

See also

Further reading

References
  1. "Daughter revives Mother's songs". The Telegraph. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  2. Author. "आमाका गीतलाई पुनर्जन्म दिँदै". Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. "हीरादेवीलाई सम्झाउँदै" (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. "Songs of Tribute". Archived from the original on 12 December 2017.
  5. "Kantipur News". Archived from the original on 20 June 2017.
  6. "Tribute to a Mother - Namsadhim". Archived from the original on 23 February 2018.
  7. "Daughter of Legendary Singer Late. Hira Devi Waiba Revives Her Songs". Darjeeling News, Kalimpong News, Kurseong News, Darjeeling Hills, Gorkhaland News by Darjeeling Times. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  8. "फरिया ल्याइदेछन् तेइ पनि राता घनन !". Sambad Post. 4 November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  9. "आमाको गीत गाएर नवनीतले नचाइन् कालेबुङलाई - खबरम्यागजिन". खबरम्यागजिन. 3 February 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  10. "Sounds of 2016". My Republica. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  11. Navneet Aditya Waiba - Bari Lai, retrieved 1 February 2020
  12. Dhiki Kuti- Navneet Aditya Waiba, retrieved 1 February 2020
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