Aavaas

Aavaas is a renowned music composer, lyricist and singer from Nepal. He started his career as a singer with the groups Sankalpa and Aasthaa, singing songs for social reforms. He is a learned classical singer who got his music education from teachers like Amber Gurung, a prominent music composer and singer of Nepal.^[1]

During his initial phases, he worked as a music teacher in different schools, composing and writing songs for children. The music album entitled The Flowers was published during this period. He also worked as music director for the prominent Nepali theatre group Aarohan. Some of his works were composing and coordinating music for plays like Dr. Kanak, Aarukaa Phoolka sapana, Andho yug, Kumari and Oedipus. He has worked as a composer in the film industry and also as music director for Radio Sagarmatha for one decade producing programs and composing signature tunes.

Aavaas published two instrumental compositions named A Land of Intonation and A Land of Resonance. His solo album Palaa Palaa, for which he composed, wrote and sng most of the songs,^[2] came out in April 2004. This album was recorded live in a one-take recording.^[3] His next album was with prominent Nepali singer Phatteman and was titled Phatteman at 70. In this album, most of the songs were written and composed by Aavaas. In May 2011, he released his second solo album Lamppost.^[4]

Aavaas is not only a composer but also a lyricist and a poet. He published a collection of poems entitled Bhugolmathi Ubhiyeko Jaitun in 1990.^[5] He is currently associated with Nepalaya as composer/researcher and co-ordinator of the Paleti series, a musical journey with renowned artists of Nepali music.^[6] He has also performed solo concerts in Nepal and Europe and is active in blogging on Nepali art, music and society.^[7]

Notes

1. "Aavaas;a brief introduction". nepalaya.
2. "Palaa Palaa music album".
3. "Téte-a-téte with analogue Aavaas". myrepublica news.
4. "Album Lamppost". muncha.com.
5. "Poem and songs of aavaas". nepalaikavita.com.
6. "Avaas at the Paleti". Nepali Times.
7. "Blog of aavaas". website of aavaas.