page_title: Music of Nepal
section_title: Maithili Music
hierarchical_section_title: Music of Nepal / Ethnic music / Maithili Music
caption_attribution_description: English: Picture of Hira Devi Waiba taken in 2010.
context_page_description: Music of Nepal refers to the various musical genres played and listened to in Nepal. With more than fifty ethnic groups, the music of Nepal is highly diverse. Genres like Tamang Selo, Dohori, Adhunik Geet, Bhajan, Filmi music, Ghazal, Classical music, songs and Ratna music are widely played and popular, but many other less common genres are yet to be cataloged. Western musical genres like Rock, Metal, Hip-Hop, Rap, R&B also regularly feature on the Nepalese music charts. Most of the country's musical bands are based in the Kathmandu valley. Musical genres from Tibet and India have greatly influenced Nepalese music.
context_section_description: Maithili Music is one of the most ancient types of music in South Asia . It originated from Mithila region which is now divided between India  and Nepal.  No on knows exactly when Maithili Music came  into existence, probably due to the length of its history, but its age indicates that it might have helped other music develop and flourish in India and Nepal.
  
  Although Maithili music is usually played by classical instruments, it has been modernized and now uses various modern instruments. Some significant contributors to this music style are Maha Kavi Vidyapati Thakur, Udit Narayan Jha and Sharda Sinha.The region's folk songs are associated with the various events in the life of an ordinary person.
caption: Pioneer of Nepali folk songs - Hira Devi Waiba
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