Despite having taken retirement from the music industry in 1994, Pradhan has been giving live performances occasionally. One of his upcoming live performances will be presented at Paleti Utsav, a concert series organized by nepa~laya, and is scheduled to take place at DAV premises, Jawalakhel on September 1.
Republica’s Priti Kharel caught up with the veteran singer to talk about his musical journey. [break]
How do you feel about performing at the Paleti Utsav?
It’s the third time that I’m performing for the Paleti concert series and I feel extremely delighted as the audiences of Paleti are one of the most decent listeners I’ve ever encountered in my life.
How many songs will you be performing in the concert?
I’ll be performing 16-18 songs that include three duets. All the songs that I’ll be presenting are the compositions that have gained large popularity amongst the listeners.
‘Ghumtima na aau hai’, ‘Deuralima batas chalyo’ and ‘Hasne raharharu’ are some of the songs that I’ll be presenting.
You performed at a live concert in Sydney, Australia. Tell us about your experience there.
I felt extremely nostalgic while performing in Sydney, as the audience there resembled to that of the 1960s. Back then, the atmosphere for performing was calm, and the listeners were really sincere about the singer. So much so that when the singer made a mistake, the audience was more saddened than the singer himself. The Sydney audience gave me that feeling, and that made me perform whole-heartedly.
Your musical journey has been a long one. Share us the most special moment of your musical career.
My eight-month-long Mumbai visit of 1969-1970 is the most unforgettable time of my life. I performed in 13 programs, with the Filmfare Awards being one of them. I still remember the moment when the host attached the title ‘Voice of Nepal’ along my name and the crowd of 5000 loved my performance and even cheered, “Once more!”
Any message to Nepali music lovers?
In recent years, Nepali music has degraded its aura, as the musical sector has been heavily commercialized. People with almost zero musical ability are being appreciated just because they improvise their sound digitally. Therefore, I request all the listeners and audiences to promote the actual talents of musical industry, so that the Nepali music industry can progress in the real sense.
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