pictures. Cinema in Nepal has a short history hence filmi music is still evolving. Gazal The Gazal is a poetic form of music consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A gazal may be understood as a poetic expression of pain, loss and separation, beauty of love and nature. It is a delicate form of poetry and music. The form is ancient, originating in 6th-century Arabic verse. Gazals spread into South Asia in the 12th century owing to the influence of Sufi mystics and the courts of the new Islamic Sultanate in India and South Asia. Although the gazal is a form of Dari and Urdu poetry, its influence can be seen in the poetry of many languages of the Indian sub-continent. Motiram Bhatta introduced the written form of gazal in Nepali language circa 1890. Seturam Shrestha (1891-1941) has been credited with pioneering gazals in Nepal. Other influences Like other parts of the world, Nepal too had its share of modern influences and representations. Some notable acts are: Rock/Metal Robin and The New Revolution Abhaya & the Steam Injuns 1974 AD Cobweb Albatross Mantra The Axe The Edge Band Mukti N Revival Amokkshan Shadow In Shade Antim Grahan Divine Influence Dying Out Flame Kalodin Rage Hybrid Serpent Gaze Ugrakarma Underside X-Mantra Nude Terror Pop Om Bikram Bista Nabin K Bhattarai Indira Joshi Sajjan Raj Vaidya Sugam Pokharel Raju Lama Ram Krishna Dhakal Norden Tenzing Bhutia Sanjay Shrestha Nepathya Neetesh Jung Kunwar Swoopna Suman Bartika Eam Rai Sushant KC Bipul Chettri Trishala Gurung Deep Shrestha Bikki Gurung Rajesh Napali Jerusha Rai Ankit Shrestha Hip Hop (Nephop) Yama Buddha (Anil Adhikari) Uniq Poet (Utsaha Joshi) Nasty (Abhishek Baniya) Sacar aka Lil Buddha (Sacar Adhikari) VTEN (Samir Ghising) GRIZZLE V$X (Sachin K.C) BALEN (Balen Shah) MC FLO (Anurag Sharma) Symfamous (Saurav Shrestha) Easi 12 (Tsering D. Sherpa) Yoddha (Shaman Gurung) Manas Ghale Vyoma (Suraj Chhetry) Laure (Aashish Rana) Dong (Mahesh Dong) Mr.D (Sandip Bista) G-Bob (Sudeep Bhandari) Bands 1974 AD Albatross Anuprastha Cobweb Kandara Kta haru Kutumba Mantra Monkey Temple Mukti and Revival Nepathya Pahenlo Batti Muni Phosphenes Sabin Rai and The Pharaoh The Edge Band The Elements The Shadows 'Nepal' Awards With the growth and development of the Nepali music industry, different award ceremonies are held in different parts of the country, some focusing local talents. Awards of national level are held each year by