Navneet Aditya Waiba

Navneet Aditya Waiba (Nepali:नवनित अादित्य वाइवा) 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][1][3][4]

Navneet Aditya Waiba नवनित अादित्य वाइवा
Background information
Born	Kurseong, West Bengal, India
Origin	Darjeeling
Genres	Nepali Folk, Tamang Selo Sorathi, Madalay
Occupation(s)	Nepali Folk Singer
Years active	2016–present
Labels	OKListen
Parent	Hira Devi Waiba (mother)

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.^[5][6][7]

Education and previous career

Navneet obtained her Master of English (MA) degree from North Bengal University, West Bengal, India.^[5][6] She worked as a senior flight purser with Cathay Pacific Airlines, Hong Kong.^[6]

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][1][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.^[5][7][6]

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^[7]

Discography

Album

All tracks are written by Singh Man Singh Waiba (Navneet and Satya's grandfather)

Ama Lai Shraddhanjali – (CD, digital download, online radio)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Aye Syangbo"	4:23
2.	"Chuiya ma Hah"	4:12
3.	"Dhankuta"	4:07
4.	"Ramri ta Ramri"	3:27
5.	"Jhilke Naachayko"	4:23
6.	"Phariya Lyaaidiyechan"	4:35
7.	"Kahu Bela"	1:23
Total length:		23:30

Singles

• Sirphul Dhuna
• Bari Lai
• Dhiki Kuti
• Tin Dang Tin Dhang Madal Bajyo^[14]
• Udho Jada

See also

• Ama Lai Shraddhanjali - Music album
• Hira Devi Waiba

Further reading

• आमाको गीत गाएर नवनीतले नचाइन् कालेबुङलाई
• Navneet Aditya Waiba- A Nepali Folk Singer
• Navneet Aditya Waiba album

References

1. . The Telegraph. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
2. . 10 June 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
3. "CARRYING FORWARD HER MOTHER'S LEGACY - NAVNEET ADITYA WAIBA". WOW Magazine Nepal | World Of Women. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
4. "CARRYING FORWARD HER MOTHER'S LEGACY - NAVNEET ADITYA WAIBA". WOW Magazine Nepal | World Of Women. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
5. मरहट्टा, विनीता (17 March 2016). . The Annapurna Post. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
6. (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
7. . Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
8. . Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
9. . Archived from the original on 23 February 2018.
10. "Daughter of Legendary Singer Late. Hira Devi Waiba Revives Her Songs". Darjeeling News, Kalimpong News, Kurseong News, Darjeeling Hills, Gorkhaland News by Darjeeling Times. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
11. . Sambad Post. 4 November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
12. . खबरम्यागजिन. 3 February 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
13. "Sounds of 2016". My Republica. from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
14. "गायिका नवनीत वाइबाको 'तिन धाङ' सार्वजनिक (भिडियो )". गायिका नवनीत वाइबाको ‘तिन धाङ’ सार्वजनिक (भिडियो ). Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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