Sketches of Darjeeling

The album is a collection of songs inspired by Bipul's life around the hills of Darjeeling, a small town that sits on the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas. It explores the different elements and essence of life and culture of Darjeeling with blend of Neplai Folk and western musical elements.

Background

The foundation for the album was laid after the song "Wildfire (Dadhelo)" spread across playlists of Nepalese all around the world. The song was uploaded on SoundCloud in February 2013 and literally spread like a wildfire.^[1]

Recording session for the album begun in 2013.

Production

All songs of the album are written, composed, arranged and produced by Bipul Chettri except Ram Sailee, composed by Bipul's late father, Nirendra Mohan Chettri.^[2]

Recording, mixing and mastering is all done by Anindo Bose at Plug n’ Play Studios, New Delhi.^[2]

Awards

The album was nominated for multiple categories in the 19th Hero HITS 91.2 FM Awards 2072 (2016), held in Kathmandu, Nepal on March of 2016. Among all the competition for "Best Pop/Rock Album" and "Album of the Year", Sketches of Darjeeling picked up the "Best Pop/Rock Album" award.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mountain High"	4:00
2.	"Wildfire (Dadhelo)"	3:30
3.	"Asaar"	3:49
4.	"Deorali Darah"	3:22
5.	"Ram Sailee - Ode to my Father"	3:20
6.	"Rail Garee"	3:04

Personnel^[2]

Bipul Chettri – Vocals, Guitar
Anindo Bose – Keyboard, Bass
Rahul Rai – Bass
Upendra Raj Baraily – Drums, Percussion
Reuben Narain – Drums, Percussion
Toni Quadros – Trumpet
Lokesh Anand – Shehnai
Suhail Yusuf Khan – Sarangi

References

↑ "Wildfire (Dadhelo)". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
1 2 3 "Sketches of Darjeeling | Bipul Chettri | OK Listen!". www.oklisten.com. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

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