Associate Professor of Asian Studies, University of Hawaii-Manoa
Shyam Nepali is the featured artist for this year's year-long online version of Kathmandu's Echoes in the Valley Festival. As part of the "letters home" series, Nepali musicians outside of Nepal are sending "letters home" via recorded conversations, and I got to do one with him! You can view our conversation (in Nepali) about playing… Continue reading Conversation with Sarangi player Shyam Nepali: Echoes in the Valley Festival 2021
https://youtu.be/57DaBnErmmQ Singing A Great Dream: The Revolutionary Songs and Life of Khusiram Pakhrin, by Bhakta Syangtan and Anna Stirr, premiered online on November 21, 2020. You can learn more about the film at http://www.singingagreatdream.com.
https://youtu.be/6NZF-YNIEiE I made this video at the request of the Lotus organization in Honolulu, for their online Diwali celebration. Happy Tihar, Deepawali, Diwali, to all! To my Newar friends, Nhu Daya Bhintuna! - Anna
Anna M Stirr, Ph.D. 