Prem Raja Mahat Explained

Prem Raja Mahat
Native Name:प्रेमराजा महत
Native Name Lang:ne
Birth Date:September 22
Birth Place:Tanahun, Nepal
Nationality:Nepali
Years Active:1978–present
Children:4
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Genre:Folk

Prem Raja Mahat (Nepali: प्रेमराजा महत) is a Nepalese folk singer. He has sung songs like Bajho Khet Ma, Paan Ko Paat, Balla Paryo Nirmaya, and Simsime Panima, which are considered timeless Nepali classics.[1] [2] [3] He is also renowned for playing sarangi, a traditional instrument from Nepal used primarily in folk music.

Along with another well-known artist in Nepali folk music, Bam Bahadur Karki, he sang Khola Pari Nirmaya, Music Nepal's first folk song which was released in 1986. Additionally, he has sung for Nepali feature films, such as Paat Bajaune Mayalai for the 2005 film Muglan. Due to his prominence in Nepali music, he is often compared to well-known artists like Elvis Presley in the western world.[4] [5]

Personal life

Prem Raja Mahat was born in Dhorphirdi, Tanahun, Nepal.[6] He lost both of his parents when he was very young; his mother at the age of seven and his father at the age of nine. He married Kabita Mahat in 1987. He immigrated to the United States in 1996, when he was 33 years old. Later, in 2001, his family joined him in the States. He also owns a Nepali restaurant in Baltimore.[7] He continued to contribute new Nepali folk music after relocating to the States, such as the well-liked 2021 song Maya Bandipuraima.[8] [9]

Mahat plays the sarangi, madal, and harmonium, the first two of which are indigenous Nepalese instruments.

Career

Mahat first sang for the radio in 1978, and his first song was also recorded in the same year. His first song was Tara Khaseko, which was a hit. His songs gained immense popularity in the late 1980s and the 1990s; since then he has been active in Nepali folk music.[10] Because of his contribution towards Nepali folk music, he has earned recognition among the Nepali people.[11] [12]

In 2022, singer Rekha Shah accused Mahat for stealing her song Simsime Panima, which was sung by the two of them. Shah filed a petition in Music Nepal where she claimed she is the lyricist and the producer of the song therefore holds the copyright of the song, but Mahat did not gave her the credits, and released it as it were only his work. She also claimed she originally sang the song solo on Radio Nepal singing competition, where she met Mahat, who requested her to sing it together and release it.[13]

Selected discography

Mahat has released over 59 albums, and many singles. Only a small number of his albums are represented in the list below.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: गिरी प्रेरणा . गोविन्द . March 7, 2020 . 'संगीतको भाषा हुँदैन, अमेरिकीहरू पानको पातमा नाच्छन्' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202224251/https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2020/03/842333 . 2021-12-02 . 2022-07-22 . . ne.
  2. Web site: May 28, 2016 . Paan ko Paat- The song that never gets old . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211209145626/https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/paan-ko-paat-the-song-that-never-gets-old . 2021-12-09 . 2022-07-23 . . en.
  3. Web site: पौड्याल . अजवी . August 19, 2021 . चन्द्र सूर्य झन्डा बोकी आयो नेपाली . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814091813/https://annapurnapost.com/news/cndr-suury-jhnddaa-bokii-aayo-nepaalii-140915 . 2022-08-14 . 2022-08-14 . . ne.
  4. Web site: McLaughlin . Corey . May 30, 2017 . Elvis of the Himalayas . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121205602/https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/artsentertainment/nepal-house-owner-prem-raja-mahat-bridges-worlds-of-food-and-music/ . 2021-01-21 . 2022-07-22 . . en-US.
  5. Web site: Gorelick . Richard . January 16, 2015 . The 'Bob Dylan of Katmandu' welcomes diners to Nepal House in Mount Vernon . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210701105814/https://www.baltimoresun.com/food-drink/bs-ae-nepal-house-review-20150117-story.html . 2021-07-01 . 2022-08-12 . The Baltimore Sun.
  6. Web site: श्रेष्ठ . किरण . 2017-10-17 . मन नेपालमै छः प्रेमराजा महत . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190916183317/https://www.ratopati.com/story/18254 . 2019-09-16 . 2023-05-19 . RatoPati . Nepali.
  7. Web site: Warren . Rachel Anne . January 27, 2015 . Prem Raja Mahat of Nepal House is an international music superstar in his spare time . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210701105824/https://www.baltimoresun.com/citypaper/bcp-prema-raja-mahat-of-nepal-house-is-an-international-music-superstar-in-his-spare-time-in-his-home-co-20150127-story.html . 2021-07-01 . 2022-07-22 . The Baltimore Sun.
  8. Web site: घिमिरे . राजन . December 4, 2021 . प्रेमराजाको माया बन्दीपुरैमा . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220115134235/https://gorkhapatraonline.com/saturday/2021-12-04-52070 . 2022-01-15 . 2022-07-29 . Gorkhapatra.
  9. Web site: क्षत्री . डब्बु . November 28, 2021 . प्रेमराजाको गीतमा छमछमी नाचे मुख्यमन्त्री राजेन्द्र राई . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220730033353/https://rajdhanidaily.com/id/51035/ . 2022-07-30 . 2022-07-29 . . ne-NP.
  10. Web site: July 20, 2022 . प्रेमराजा महतको 'पिपल डाँडे साइँली' गीत सार्वजनिक . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220720095431/https://www.imagekhabar.com/news/327118/ . 2022-07-20 . 2022-07-22 . . ne.
  11. Web site: सापकोटा . निरञ्जन . November 12, 2016 . प्रवासमा प्रेमराजा महत . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170428084208/https://annapurnapost.com/news/58692 . 2017-04-28 . 2022-07-22 . . ne.
  12. Web site: October 29, 2017 . लोकगायक प्रेमराजा महतलाई दमौलीमा सम्मान . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171031014611/https://ratopati.com/story/19559/ . 2017-10-31 . 2022-07-22 . RatoPati . ne.
  13. Web site: 2022-07-25 . प्रेमराजा महतले गीत अतिक्रमण गरेको भन्दै रेखा शाहले दिइन् म्युजिक नेपालमा निवेदन . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220730223326/https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2022/07/1162757 . 2022-07-30 . 2023-04-05 . . ne.

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