He’s a self-taught musician who was inclined to music from a very young age. He learnt music from his colleagues, friends and even tourists in Kathmandu. He also learnt some classical music from the late Sangeet Praveen Nararaj Dhakal.
He might have worked with other different singers; but his favorite two are Ram Krishna Dhakal and Ciney Gurung. He thinks they are the easiest singers to work with.
Bajracharya has worked with Ram Krishna Dhakal in many songs, including Orali Lageko, Daiva Tero Maya, and Najik Aunu Ma which are Bajracharya’s own favorites. He thinks Dhakal understands his songs and music before he has to explain it to him. “So the feelings that a singer should put in to songs are correctly done when it comes to Ram Krishna Dhakal,” he says.
Ciney Gurung’s melodious voice, and the way she understands musical compositions, is what makes Bajracharya take her as another of his favorite. He thinks she’s also very easy to work with. Working with her on songs like Shanti Lukaun and Mero Pyaro Manchhe Timi was a great experience, according to him. No wonder, he’s in fact bringing out a new album with Gurung soon.
Following his list are Nima Rumba and Sukmit Gurung as singers, Durga Lal Shrestha and Kali Prashad Rijal as lyricists, and Gopal Yonjan as musician. He doesn’t think there’s anyone who is closer to Gopal Yonjan when it comes to composition and music. “Once he touched a song, it was meant to be very popular,” he says.
All the years he worked in music and what he observed during the period has formed particular thoughts in him.
“Back then, our music was highly and solely inspired by Indian music. But it’s not the case anymore. These days, it’s fusion music,” he says, and thinks people have been more aware of international music; so inspiration comes from all around the world.
“I myself have been inspired by international music,” he says, recalling how he grew up listening to the Beatles, Pink Floyd, and Deep Purple.
“Though our own traditional music is not any less than international works,” he says as a reminder. He, however, thinks that it’s marketing that’s been keeping Nepali music and musicians behind instead of placing them in international marketplaces.
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