This week I am listening to Aadhunik-pop artist Om Bikram Bista’s song Ma Maunta Ma. The melancholy in his songs is so immaculately captured in his melodies that it makes me deeply appreciate the songwriting genius of that era. #KingofNepaliPop
This song brings back a lot of memories, especially of my pyaro Sarin daa. I have memories of a 10 year old fuchhi Astha… sneaking into my Sarin dada’s room while he was sleeping, stealing his Asterix comics (any Asterix fans out here?) and secret Wai Wai stash 😂, playing Age of Empires and Prince of Persia on his computer, and instant messaging his friends on MSN messenger pretending to be him (sorry daaaaaa, muahaha 😈).
Jokes aside, my daa has an incredibly elevated taste in music, and he introduced me to a lot of amazing songs from his era in my childhood. I always looked forward to hearing him sing at family events. This song was one that daa sang a lot as he mildly strummed away on his acoustic guitar around the warmth and smoky comfort of a firepit. This song is now forever embedded into my DNA because of him🥹. #loveyoudaa #happybhaitika
Originally written and composed by songwriters Robert Subba, Albert Subba alongside Puru Thapa, Subarna Limbu and Om Bikram Bista, here is my rendition of “Ma Maunta Ma”.
#mamauntama #ombikrambista #songsthatmademe
Listen to my rendition here:
Listen to the original here:
