Raju Lama Explained
| Raju Lama |
| Birth Date: | 1978 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Baruwa, Sindhupalchok, Bagmati Province, Nepal |
| Instrument: | Vocals, guitar |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
| Label: | Music Nepal, Reeyaz Music, Criss Creations |
| Associated Acts: | Mongolian Heart |
Raju Lama (Nepali: राजु लामा; born 16 March 1978) is a Nepalese singer-songwriter and an Everester.[1] He is the main singer of the musical band Mongolian Heart. His work involves songs in Nepali, Tibetan, Tamang and other languages.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Lama is currently based in the US and Nepal. He is one of the coaches in The Voice of Nepal.[10]
Albums
- Soltini – 1995[11]
- Mongolian Heart – 1996
- Mongolian Heart Vol 2 – 1999
- Mongolian Heart Vol 3 – 2002
- Mongolian Heart Solid Gold – 2004
- Donbo Tamang Album – 2004
- Mongolian Heart Vol 4 – 2006
- Mongolian Heart vol 5 – 2009
- Mongolian Heart Vol 6 – 2012
- Samling Gompa – 2016
- Mongolian Heart Vol 7 – 2018
Awards
- Sajjan Smriti pop song competition Winner Band (Nepal) – 1996
- Best Vocal (Nepal) – 1996
- Best Composition (Nepal) – 1996
- Music Nepal Gold Medal (Nepal) – 1999
- Highest Selling Album of the Year (Nepal): Hits FM Awards 2002
- Best performance by group or duo with vocal (Nepal): Aha Pop Music Award 2002
- Best performance by group or duo with vocal (Nepal): Music Nepal Award 2002–2003
- Highest selling album of the year (Nepal): Kantipur FM Annual Award 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005
- Most aired song (Nepal): Image Award 2007
- The Winning coach of Voice of Nepal Season 4 - 2022
Social work
Lama has volunteered to help the victim of the recent flood in Sindhupalchowk.
On May 16, 2022, he reached the summit of Mt. Everest (8,848.86 m).[12] Titled ‘Raju Lama Everest Expedition, the climb was to raise awareness about climate change and impacts of global warming. He also called for the reduction of carbon emissions and how it’s directly affecting the lives of people living in the mountains. As a part of this expedition, he also performed a solo concert ‘Music for a Cause’ between Camp 2 and Camp 3 at 6574m, which was probably the highest performance on the land ever.[13]
Notes and References
- Web site: News . Nepal . Singer Raju Lama scales Everest . 2023-03-27 . nepalnews.com.
- Web site: Mongolian Heart, Vol. 3 by Raju Lama on iTunes . Itunes.apple.com . 29 January 2003 . 3 April 2016.
- Web site: Raju Lama Live Concert in Barcelona 2013 . YouTube . 6 April 2013 . 3 April 2016.
- Web site: Raju Lama Live Concert In Japan . YouTube . 3 April 2016.
- News: Raju Lama back to woo Nepali crowd . The Himalayan Times . 4 December 2008 . 3 April 2016.
- Web site: Rajita Dhungana . The Kathmandu Post :: Out to win hearts, seventh time in a row . Kathmandupost.ekantipur.com . 3 April 2016.
- News: Raju, Naren's new albums . The Himalayan Times . 3 April 2016.
- Web site: Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Hale, Hearty, Tough-As-Nails, Acclimatized-At-Birth Mountain People... . Outside Online . 25 October 2007 . 3 April 2016.
- News: Tsering Choden . And the winner is... Nepali Music . . 3 April 2016.
- Web site: Raju Lama And Astha Raut Joins 'The Voice of Nepal' As Judges . Moviemandu . 17 June 2019 . 14 September 2019.
- Web site: June 25, 2021. Raju Lama: The heartbeat of Mongolian Heart. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911110209/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/raju-lama-the-heartbeat-of-mongolian-heart.html. 2021-09-11. 2021-09-11. OnlineKhabar. en-GB.
- News: Raju Lama scales Everest - OnlineKhabar English News . 16 May 2022.
- News: Singer Raju Lama's Performance on Everest . nepalnews.com.
