SUNDAR SHANTA NEPAL - Shanti Sangeet Yatra 2059 - Travelling Peace Concert

2003

This travelling peace concert has remained a historic event in the musical scene of Nepal. No event of such magnitude has been organised in Nepal yet.

All 6 venues were filled to capacity. The smallest crowd on the concert tour reached 15,000 while in one place the crowd turnout reached 50,000.

This peace tour was organised at a time when the peace talks were in process between the government and the Maoists. The tour was widely commented on as a clear referendum for peace.

The tour was organised and managed by nepa~laya in association with Himal Association – a not for profit organisation.

During this tour the band along with other solo artists performed open air concerts to an altogether 200,000 audience in 14 days. All the programmes except Mahendranagar were broadcast live on local radio as well, making the reach into the millions.

Performers included

• Deep Shrestha
• Kunti Moktan
• Prem Rana 'Autari'
• Ram Thapa
• Sapana Shree
• Sukmit Gurung

Tour venues

1. Dharan (22nd Feb 2003)
2. Hetauda (24th Feb 2003)
3. Butwal (26th Feb 2003)
4. Mahendranagar (1st March 2003)
5. Dang (3rd March 2003)
6. Kathmandu (8th March 2003)