Shanti Thatal, Darjeeling-based singer presented the tunes of ‘Muna Madan’ during Paleti. The performance was held at Paleti’s regular venue, Nepalaya’s ‘r’ sala, Kalikasthan on Friday. She was joined by two singers, Bimala Century and Meena Niraula.
Thatal composed the tunes of Mahakavi Laxmi Prasad Devkota’s ‘Muna Madan’ around the late 70s. She even performed those in Gangtok, Sikkim. Despite the tunes being nearly forgotten, she performed those songs with re-composing the tunes because of Nepalaya’s request.
Shanti Thatal presenting Muna Madan at Paleti
This Paleti was divided into two segments: Thatal’s musical ride and ‘Muna Madan’. On the first segment, she performed four of her songs. And on the other, she presented the composed tunes of Mahakavi’s masterpiece.
Thatal and her group were supported by Dinesh Regmi on keyboards, Sandesh Maharjan on tabla, Balaram Samal on basuri, Suraj Pradhan on guitars and Sundar Maharjan on percussion.
Paleti’s first edition was organized back in 2005, aimed at presenting solo performances of people engaged in music from the time of nostalgically recalled. Since the series’ inception, over 50 music icons have performed at the Nepalaya’s stage.
