Subani Moktan is all set to add another feather to her ever growing list of accomplishments. Besides teaching music at the Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory, she is a news anchor at News 24 and is also pursuing her MBA degree.
This talented young singer is poised to rock the Nepali music industry by becoming one of the few women to lead a rock band. Her band is called Resonance and features singer and songwriter Subani Moktan on the vocals and keys, Dev Lama on guitars, Pratik Baniya on bass and Rishav Acharya on drums. All these artists have had experience playing with other well established artists and bands around Kathmandu; Subani Moktan with Supersonic and Rusty Nails and Funky Sisters, Dev Lama with What the Funk, We're Soul'd Out, Pratik Baniya with Contemporary Jazz Combo and Rishav Acharya with Street Life Collective.
Resonance and Subani in particular, are being promoted by Nirakar Yakthumba of 1974 AD. "Very few female Nepali singers in our music industry have or front their own bands. Most remain solo singers, sing on tracks or are pop divas. Subani is very talented, young, good looking and it's about time Nepal gets its next top rock star- why not a girl" says Nirakar.
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1. You started singing with your sister. Now you are with a band. How was the transition and do you miss her?I have not stopped singing with my sister.
It's an honour to be in a band full of extremely talented musicians, and as each of us have different styles and favour different genres; people automatically assume there will be clashes amongst us. But that hasn't happened. We are still young as a band and respect each other immensely. As for my sister, one of the things I miss is that we're likeminded people.
2. What are you expecting out of Resonance?
To be known for our talents, to be successful commercially in the Nepali music industry and to cut an album with original songs besides just gigs and covers.
To be known for our talents, to be successful commercially in the Nepali music industry and to cut an album with original songs besides just gigs and covers.
3. What has having Kunti Moktan as your mother taught you about life and singing?
To go by my guts and stick to my principles in life… stay true to who I am whatever the circumstances may be.
To go by my guts and stick to my principles in life… stay true to who I am whatever the circumstances may be.
Resonance will put on their very first performance on the 3 August at Moksh in Jhamsikhel, Kathmandu.
source www.wavemag.com.np