Rock and Roll Nepal

One of the most popular music genre , originated as Rock and

Roll during 1950 in USA.
Geared up after 1960s.
Heavy influence from Blues, Rhythm and Blues (RnB) and Country
music.
Electric Guitar, Drum and Bass as the major instrument.
Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Progressive, Punk Rock, Glam Rock,
Alternative Rock, Metal etc.
Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi
Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Metallica

Rock Music In Nepal

Started during 1970s, Hippies in Thamel.

Bands used to cover the songs of western bands

Pop rock element like The Influence and Crossroads.

Newaz, Cobweb, 1974 AD, Mukti and Revival, Robin and Looza.

Cobweb, as a popular mainstream rock band produced its first

commercial music album.
Rock was not accepted in Nepalese society then.

Own compositions

1990s, where the Rock begins.

No own compositions during 70s to 80s.

Drugs, anger,violence etc

No assurance of relying upon music.

Talented musicians quit in long run.

Rationale

Society and Rock Music

Present scenario
Acceptance

Informative.
Subject of my interest.
For Reference

Music enthusiast, Young talents

Research Objective

To find out the approach of society to this genre.

-To find out the life of Rock musicians.
-To identify the Challenges and problems
-To know about Present scenario and development
-To draw some Solutions or Recommendation

Research Question

The viewpoint of Nepalese society regarding Rock Music is not that

positive, How far the perspective has been changed.
Acceptance of Rock music in Nepalese family and society.

Delimitation

Literature Review
Rock In Kathmandu
Cassettes technology promoted music all over the world.
Ratna Recording Corporation, oldest companies to produce
cassettes.
In 1990s
Original and Pirated version from India, Hongkong, Singapore were
available.

Female involvement in music production was rare.

Male singers appeared in Rock attire, Female were made to
portray cultural attire.
Nepali Rock Music slammed as copy of English rock.
Not possible too get Nepalese flavor

Thamel, as a major hub for musicians.

 The Pain of being Musician

Music (Rock music) as a profession is confusing

Hurdles, Challenges, Questions.
Musician touches most of general population.
Expensive gadgets and gears.
Low paying gigs, Misguidance, Suspicious guardian, rich or
succesfful companions.
10 to 5 culture.
Possibilities in other field.

Research Gap

Conceptual Framework
History

Perspective of
Nepalese
Society

Music
Companies

Rock
Music
in
Nepal
Commercializa
tion

Support

Alternative
Profession

Research Design

Descriptive

No manipulation of environment. Exact information.

Quantitative

Patterns, Statistical Calculation, Tabulation and Graphical presentation.

Qualitative

Attribtions of respondent, abstract thing-subjective

Population and Sampling

Kathmandu

New things come first

Thamel, major hub for musicians and music listeners

Sample around 20

Musicians and listeners (concert goers)

Qualitative factor.
Opinion matters.
Different preferences and situations.

Research Tools

Questionnaires

Interviews

Opinionaires or Attitude Scales

Personal experience of repsondents

Observations

Intution or insight of researcher.

Direction of research.

Data Collection and Analysis

Procedures

Primary Data

Secondary Data

Hard copy of questionnaires.

Personal Interviews

Internet
Blogs, Social Medias

Analysis

Average Mean for Likert Scale or attribution based questions.

Frequency Table and Conversion into Percentage
Percentage are represented into Bar Diagrams, Pie-Chart, Donut Chart

45%
55%

Yes
No

Trouble faced while playing Rock

Music
35%
31%
29%

30%

25%
20%

20%

Series 1

15%

10%

10%

10%

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

5%

0%
Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

Attribution

 Parents Support
Ratings(X)

Frequency (F)

FxX

21

16

15

f=20

fx=61

Average
Mean =
=
=3.05

Present scenario/Local
scene
15%
25%

Unsatisfactory

Neutral

Good

60%

Commercialization of Rock music

industry
Series 1
45%
40%

40%

39%

35%
30%
25%

Series 1

20%
15%
10%

10%

10%

5%
1%
0%
Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

Major findings

Faces trouble while playing.

No proper jam room for bands, artist. Cant afford soundproof
walls.
Parents support has been increasing.
Depends on parents money to buy CDs, artist merchandise.
Piracy, YouTube, -Affordablity.
Support financial aspects through playing in clubs and pubs.
Alternative Profession to aid fund for buying instruments, gears,
producing albums.
Regular gigs, concerts, improved payment provisions
Not a big NO but still a problem.