Nepathya – the Nepali folk-rock band of the country is leaving for Finland today to participate at the World Village Festival.

“The main reason behind selecting Nepathya for participation at this festival is Nepathya’s work related to advocating peace and democracy in Nepal during the past years,” a press release issued by nepa~laya quoted Pasi Rajander the Chairman of Finnish-Nepal Friendship Association, the host organisation and coordinator of the trip as saying.

Various local and international artists are invited to perform at the Festival with the aim of promoting multiculturalism in Finland. Nepathya will perform at the central stage of the festival on Sunday the 28th of May, the final day of the two-day Festival.

In addition to this main event, Nepathya will also perform one additional show in Helsinki at Gloria on the 31st of May. Prior to these, they will also appear for two shows at Tampere and Hyvinkaa on the 25th of May, the statement adds.

The entourage consists of 7 members which includes – singer Amrit Gurung, guitarist Hari Maharjan, drummer and percussionist Nikhil Tuladhar, pianist and violinist Suraj Thapa, bassist Subin Shakya, sound engineer Tej Limbu and team leader of nepa~laya Kiran Krishna Shrestha.

Kiran’s documentary ‘Bhedako Oon Jasto… in search of a song’, is also scheduled to be screened during the Festival.

The film accounts Nepathya’s search process of a folk melody in the Langtang region of Nepal.

After completing the scheduled shows, Nepathya will leave Finland on the 2nd of June and arrive in Nepal a day later.