Khem Raj Gurung

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Khem Raj Gurung a Nepali musician and singer. Many of his songs such as "Wari Jamuna Pari Jamuna" and "Bhanchhan Budapakhale" were the biggest chartbusters of their time. He was known for singing traditional and cultural songs having moral values. He was one of the top singers in Nepal during the 1990s and 2000s. He died on 25 August 2016 following a severe liver infection.[1][2]

Khem Raj Gurung
खेमराज गुरुङ
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Khem Raj Gurung in Medicare National Hospital and Research Centre, Chabahil
Born(1975-01-14)14 January 1975
Died25 August 2016(2016-08-25) (aged 42)
NationalityNepali
Occupation(s)Singer and Song Writer
Years active42

Khem Raj Gurung was originally from Khandbari of Sankhuwasabha district and he is considered the only national level singers from Sankhuwasabha district. Gurung had given voice to a number of folk songs and nine music albums. The most popular songs of Khem Raj Gurung are “Wari Jamuna Pari Jamuna”, “Aaalutama le” and “Bhamchan Budapaka Le”. The albums of Khem Raj Guurng are - Jeevan, Jeevan-2, Aanamol, Dharan-Pokhara, Solti, Aalutama, Dhakre, Dhakre (Lokgeet), and Ghumphir.

References

  1. ^ "Nepali folk Singer Khem Raj Gurung no more". The Kathmandu Post. 25 August 2016.
  2. ^ http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/nepalitimes/pdf/Nepali_Times_221.pdf [bare URL PDF]