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How singing about social issues made folk singer ‘Tiwari Aama’ a social media sensation
Laxmi Tiwari, a renowned folk singer from Palpa-Rampur in Nepal's gandaki region has gained widespread recognition as "Tiwari Aama". Credit: SBS Nepali/ Sewa Bhattarai
Laxmi Tiwari, a folk singer from Rampur in Palpa, is known for her knowledge of traditional songs from Nepal’s Gandaki region. She performs a range of culturally significant genres popular within Brahmin and Chhetri communities, including Magal, Uwali, Ratyauli, Balan and Silok. Recently gaining wider recognition as “Tiwari Aama” after her songs garnered engagement on YouTube, she is also known for spontaneously composing and performing her own lyrics. Her songs reflecting the lives of Nepali migrants have also resonated with audiences beyond Nepal. During a Ratyauli workshop in Pokhara last November, Nepal correspondent Sewa Bhattarai spoke with Tiwari about these fading musical traditions.
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