Georgian Bhutanese Artist Rocked in Atlanta

Bhutanese Artists of Georgia, an organization established in 2009 by the Bhutanese refugee artists and community volunteers had organized a Bhutanese Artists Live Concert 2011’ on the auspicious occasion of Dashain and Tihar at Clarkston Community Center on October 16, 2011. The chief guest for the event was McKenzie Wren, director of Clarkston Community Center. The event started with the welcome tune comprised of Malshree and Duesi and Bhailo. Then, after the guests were welcomed the show started with paying homage by dedicating the song ‘Sambodhan Timilai’ to the known and unknown Bhutanese people whose lives are gone away from us on the time of struggle and to the people whose lives are taken away by the van accident in Georgia on March, 2011. The song was sung by Sudesh Rai and back vocal by Shiva Mapchan.

The main attraction of the concert was Karna Das, a very prominent singer, composer and songwriter of Nepali Music. He presented his very popular numbers: Thula Thula Mahal Hoina, Purano Dunga, Tyo Premko Balidan, Bhetiyera Chutnu Bhanda in the first half and Anoutho Betha, Sunaiko Sirbandi, Man Manai Man Parai Sake, and Jindagi Ko K Bharosa. Mahesh Thulung, a popular singer from Bhutanese Community sang his famous numbers; Akashaima and Priyasi. Singer Sagar Rai sang Timile Sath Chodi Dida, Pratap Magar sang Halla Chalecha, Shiva Mapchan sang Rituharuma, Kamal Rai sang Himali Nepali, Bhim Magar and Tika Rasaily sang a duet song Luku Luko Lagyo, and Pabitra Gurung sang Laure Daile. The other two guest artists Dhan Gurung , singer of the then Euphoria band back in the refugee camp in Nepal and now from North Carolina presented Wari Jamuna in the track and Ram Dhimal, a new potential singer from Florida sang Premika in track.

There were number of group dances: “ Dashain Dikpaal” by Sanita Thapa Magar, Jiten Rai, Prem Kala Gurung, Diwas Tamang, Rajani Mapchhan, Pratap Magar, Manisha Gurung , Damber Chhetri, Dechhen Gurung , Rajen Rai, Ranjeeta Chhetri , Kiran Subba, Ganga Neopaney, Kishan Thapa, Dibya Rai, Tula Mapchhan, Rajni Mapchhan, Milan Thapa, Poonam Tamang, Kishan Thapa, Bhima Thapa Magar, Roshan Gazmer. Another group dance was “ Humla Jumla gadi maa” by Shristi Mapchhan, Deepika Neopaney, Nisha Gurung, Amisha Chhetri, Nisha Chhetri, Ingsama Subba, Tamanna Gurung, Ashmita Tamang, Rejina Adhikari. There was a dual dance “Haraye maa timro” by Bhima Thapa Magar and Jiten Rai.