Newari songs and music have caught up in the market, especially in Kathmandu Valley. As a result, production of Newari music albums is on a steady rise.

The young lyricist R has added a new dimension to the contemporary Newari music by presenting two brand new albums Chha Wa Ji Wa and Balabalachingu Mikha. After enjoying the grand success of his first solo presentation Chha Wa Ji Wa, lyricist R has recently produced the album Balabalchingu Mikha, presenting the golden voices of famous singer Prem Dhoj Pradhan.

The present album contains eight songs including three old all-time hits. All the new numbers in the album are penned by young talent R, who has already shown his capability in his first presentation Chha Wa Ji Wa. Pradhan composed music for all the songs in the album.

The music in this peppy song may remind listeners of the rock-n-loll classics popularized by the Beatles and Elvis Prestley. Lyricist R who sound quite romantic in rest four songs turned dramatically emotional about the national unity and preservation of our cultural identity in Jin Rajamati number. Remarkably, his lyrics contain satirical overtones regarding the new culture-immune-psyche of the natives of the Kathmandu Valley.

The most conspicuous number in the album is the title song Balabalachingu Mikha, the album’s only old song from original sound track.

This song has a history in itself as it is considered Nepal’s first rock-n-roll song. It was originally recorded at Hindustan Recording Co. of Calcutta, India in 1964 when Nepali music kept aloof from the influences of the Western rock-n-roll pattern...