Nepathya – the Nepali folk-rock band is set to leave for Finland tomorrow (22nd May) to participate at the World Village Festival. World Vilage Festival is an annual event organised by KEPA (Finnish Centre for Development Cooperation) with an aim to promote development aid work and thus raise people's awareness and willingness to support development.

"The main reason behind selecting Nepathya for particiation at this festival is, Nepathya's work related to advocating peace and democracy in Nepal during the past years." says Pasi Rajander the Chairman of Finnish-Nepal Friendship Association – the host organisation and coordinator of this trip. He adds "Nepali community in Finland have had a long wish to hear Nepathya playing. Nepathya's music represents ‘home’ (Nepal). This has been a wish come true for all of us."

Various local and international artists are invited to give performance at the Festival with the aim of promoting multiculturalism in Finland. Many stages big and small will be set where artists will perform. Nepathya has been invited to perform at the central stage of the festival and they are to perform on Sunday the 28^th of May, the final day of the two-day Festival.

In addition to this main event Nepathya will also perform one additional show in Helsinki at Gloria on the 31st of May. Prior to these, they will also appear for two shows at Tampere and Hyvinkaa on the 25^th of May.

"I have taken this trip as a note of respect from Finland to Nepathya and hence Nepal. We will certainly perform and communicate positive message of our villages and our country to the Finnish audience I come across during my trip" says Amrit Gurung the front man and Vocalist of Nepathya.

The entourage consists of 7 members which includes – Singer Amrit Gurung, Guitarist Hari Maharjan, Drummer and percussionist Nikhil Tuladhar, Pianist and Violinist Suraj Thapa, Bassist Subin Shakya, Sound Enginner Tej Limbu and team leader of nepa~laya Kiran Krishna Shrestha.

Kiran's documentary 'Bhedako Oon Jasto… in search of a song', is also scheduled to be screened during the Festival. The film accounts Nepathya's search process of a folk melody in the Langtang region of Nepal.

After completing the scheduled shows, Nepathya is scheduled to leave Finland on the 2^nd of June and arrive in Nepal on the 3^rd of June.