The three day festival included a mixture of events and was aimed at spreading awareness about climate change.[break]
Performing before Kutmba was French reggae band Tryo and Lo’Jo Trio. Although they sang in French, the language didn’t seem to be a barrier, as audiences were swaying to their tunes. Manu, guitarist of Tryo was enjoying the audience attention after their performance. Signing autographs for little kids, he said, “It was wonderful playing in the open air. We felt closer to the people here and we could feel the message getting across.”
On the same day a conference was also organized at the Patan museum with the French group “Fair playlist” on the topic, “Music Industry and environment”. Arun Manandhar, manager of Kutumba who attended the conference said, “We discussed about the music scene in France and Nepal.”
Prabin Bikram Rana, deputy director of Alliance Francaise, the organizer of the event mentioned that the event could gather a considerable crowd and that it had the prospect of being organized in other countries as well in the coming years.
All through the event scientific roundtable discussions were held, with various art installations by French and Nepali artists showcased and documentaries and photo exhibitions on climate change exhibited.
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