Navneet Aditya Waiba Explained

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Birth Place:Kurseong, West Bengal, India
Origin:Darjeeling
Genre:Nepali Folk, Tamang Selo Sorathi, Madalay
Occupation:Nepali Folk Singer
Years Active:2016–present
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Mother:Hira Devi Waiba

Navneet Aditya Waiba is an Indian singer who primarily sings in Nepali-language and the daughter of the late Hira Devi Waiba, the pioneer of Nepali folk music.[1] Navneet and younger brother Satya Aditya Waiba (producer/manager) are the only artists in the Nepali folk music genre who sing and produce authentic traditional Nepali folk songs without adulteration or modernisation using mostly organic and traditional Nepali music instruments.[2] [3] [4]

Early life

Navneet Aditya Waiba was born to mother Hira Devi Waiba and father Ratan Lal Aditya, and was raised in the hill town of Kurseong in West Bengal, India. Both Nanveet and Satya grew up in a musical environment owing to their mother and grandfather Sri Singh Man Singh Waiba who also happened to be their mother's musical mentor/coach.

Education and previous career

Navneet obtained her Master of English (MA) degree from North Bengal University, West Bengal, India. She worked as a senior flight purser with Cathay Pacific Airlines, Hong Kong.

Musical career

Team

Satya Aditya Waiba, her brother produces and manages the music whilst the Kutumba band from Kathmandu give music to the songs.[5] [6] [7]

Musical journey

After the death of mother Hira Devi Waiba in 2011, Navneet and Satya teamed up and began work to revive, protect and popularise authentic traditional Nepali Folk Music thus keeping the family's age old generational musical legacy alive. Their songs mostly reflects on women's issues, conflicts and difficulties in the Nepali society.

The brother and sister duo re-arranged and re-recorded Hira Devi Waiba's songs and in 2015 they handpicked Hira Devi Waiba's most iconic and popular songs. They named the album 'Ama Lai Shraddhanjali - Tribute to Mother' and released it on 3 November 2017 at the historic venue, Patan Museum in Kathmandu, Nepal.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

"I would like to inspire the younger generation to go back to the roots we belong to. I feel that the songs will bring back those memories." -Navneet Aditya Waiba

Discography

Singles

See also

Further reading

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daughter revives Mother's songs. 26 January 2017. The Telegraph. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202035251/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170126/jsp/siliguri/story_132419.jsp. 2 February 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: 2018-06-10. Music Khabar हिरादेवी वाइवाका गीतलाई पुनर्जीवन - Music Khabar. https://web.archive.org/web/20180610202829/http://musickhabar.com/2016/12/29/16166/. dead. 2018-06-10. 2020-06-28.
  3. Web site: 2020-12-01. CARRYING FORWARD HER MOTHER'S LEGACY - NAVNEET ADITYA WAIBA. 2021-03-13. WOW Magazine Nepal World Of Women. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2020-12-01. CARRYING FORWARD HER MOTHER'S LEGACY - NAVNEET ADITYA WAIBA. 2021-04-07. WOW Magazine Nepal World Of Women. en-US.
  5. News: मरहट्टा . विनीता . 2016-03-17 . आमाका गीतलाई पुनर्जन्म दिँदै . . dead . 2018-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180312083621/http://archive.annapurnapost.com/News.aspx/story/45579?_REQUEST=News.aspx%2Fstory%2F45579 . 2018-03-12.
  6. News: हीरादेवीलाई सम्झाउँदै. 2018-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20170620121952/http://saptahik.ekantipur.com/news/2017-01-23/20170122113812.html. 20 June 2017. dead. ne.
  7. Web site: Songs of Tribute. https://web.archive.org/web/20171212181004/https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/music/songs-of-tribute-navneet-aditya-waiba-and-satya-aditya-waiba/. 12 December 2017. dead. 2 January 2018.
  8. News: Kantipur News. https://web.archive.org/web/20170620121952/http://saptahik.ekantipur.com/news/2017-01-23/20170122113812.html. 20 June 2017. dead. 23 February 2018.
  9. Web site: Tribute to a Mother - Namsadhim. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223184618/https://namsadhim.com/archives/3547. 2018-02-23.
  10. News: Daughter of Legendary Singer Late. Hira Devi Waiba Revives Her Songs. 2017-01-28. Darjeeling News, Kalimpong News, Kurseong News, Darjeeling Hills, Gorkhaland News by Darjeeling Times. 2018-03-11. en-US.
  11. News: फरिया ल्याइदेछन् तेइ पनि राता घनन !. 2017-11-04. Sambad Post. 2018-03-12. en-US. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312143902/http://sambadpost.com/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4-22/. 12 March 2018.
  12. News: आमाको गीत गाएर नवनीतले नचाइन् कालेबुङलाई - खबरम्यागजिन. 2018-02-03. खबरम्यागजिन. 2018-03-26. en-US. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180327035024/http://khabarmagazine.com/archives/14741. 27 March 2018.
  13. News: Sounds of 2016. My Republica. 2018-03-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20161230085010/http://www.myrepublica.com/news/12093. 2016-12-30. live. en.
  14. Web site: गायिका नवनीत वाइबाको 'तिन धाङ' सार्वजनिक (भिडियो). 2020-11-19. गायिका नवनीत वाइबाको ‘तिन धाङ’ सार्वजनिक (भिडियो). en.