NEPATHYA – Live from The Hordern

Nepathya is set to rock Sydney on Saturday 29th March 2025 at the iconic Hordern Pavilion, celebrating 25 years of musical brilliance.

Nepathya is one name in Nepali Music – which has gained consistent popularity and social recognition. During its existence spanning more than 3 decades, Nepathya has been the trendsetter. They have been the pioneers to blend folk melodies into youth friendly pop and rock format.

Folk melodies have remained the life force of Nepathya. Apart from folk, Nepathya’s songs also portray contemporary Nepal – its pain at times of war and distress, and yet the ray of hope an artist sees and imagines of…

Formed in 1990 by Deepak Rana (now a Chopper pilot), Bhim Poon (now settled in Hong Kong), and Amrit Gurung, Nepathya has, in these last several decades, providing a platform to many musicians. It has seen 21 new faces come and go, but the name Nepathya and its popularity still consistently exist. Nepathya has been a platform for talented musicians. As music is yet to become a sustainable profession in Nepal, long-term commitments from musicians remain rare.

Amrit Gurung has remained the guardian, leader, and currently the lead vocalist of Nepathya. With over 10 albums to its credit, Nepathya from its Chhekyo Chhekyo (छेक्यो छेक्यो) days (released in the early 90s) to Jomsome Bazaarma (जोमसोमे बजारमा, released mid-90s) to Resham (रेशम, released 2001) to Bhedako Oon Jasto (भेडाको ऊनजस्तो, released 2003) has maintained its consistency in the market. Nepathya’s 7th album was called Ghatana …incidents of Nepal. Ghatana (घटना) was a musical expression of Nepal as Nepali people lived through the 2003-2005 conflict struck Nepal.

8th album Mero Desh (मेरो देश, released 2010) is a compilation of songs based on Nepathya’s musical expression of current Nepal. Few songs are fresh and newly recorded, few are from it’s back-catalogue which Nepathya still thinks is relevant and few have come in re-arranged and re-recorded forms.

Nepathya’s 9th album Aina Jhyal (ऐना झ्याल, released 2010), is a continuity of Nepthya’s folk-rock genre. An outcome of Amrit’s travel to the villages and the positive and peaceful direction the nation is heading after conflict and political transition.

After the ninth album, Nepathya has released several singles with numbers like Shirphoola Siraima (शिरफूल शिरैमा), Nanina Taala (नैन ताल), Sainli Morilai (साइँली मोरीलाई). Ten such singles have been compiled as the tenth album – Album X. The 11th album commenced with the single Bhatbhate (भटभटे, released 2022).