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| IRIK – Imagine Rainbow in Kathmandu A film and music project |
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| Background: In the year 2006
during turbulent political changes in Nepal, around 100 children
were joined by musicians and artists to play with music and colors. IRIK – imagine rainbow in Kathmandu – is the story of their colourful musical journey towards a New Nepal... |
| The film takes you on a
journey through devastated river areas and junk-yards to the rich
and vibrant heritage of the ancient valley of Kathmandu. |
| The children weave the
film threads into a tapestry by making, learning and playing a variety of musical
instruments and by painting their own stage and their Umbul
Umbul Flag at different locations like mountains, lakesides, schools,
shelter homes and at temple courtyards. |
| Street children and children
living in shelter homes and orphanages along with children from very
underprivileged social and economical backgrounds have participated in this
film to voice their collective creativity. |
| The children form 5 musicgroups
with well-known musicians: Sarangi, the Nepali fiddle with Shyam Nepali. Didgeridoo with Salil Kanika. Rhythm with Navaraj Gurung and Shanti Rayamajhi. Chanting with monks from Ballanye Monastery. Composing the IRIK song with Girish Subedi, Roshan Kuwar and the rockband MUKUT. |
| All the songs carry the message of the longing and the dreams of the children and musicians for a better present and future. |
| The idea for this film and musicproject grew out of the
friendship between Thomas Bertschi, Rainbow Project and Salil
Subedi, a Nepalese musician and artist, initiator of "Earth Beat". www.earthbeat.org.np Picture gallery of the making of here  A DVD with CD of IRIK is available. (with English, German, Spanish, French and Japanese subtitles). On the CD you will find touching songs by the children Bishnu Shahi, Barta Gandarva, Samuel Gandarva, Bhim Gandarva and the musicians Navaraj Gurung, Shyam Nepali, Shanti Rayamajhi, Raman Mahrjan, Sunil Bardeva, Santosh Bhakta and MUKUT. A small sequence of the film can be downloaded from here. Please note: The movie will be opened as a Quicktime file in a separate window, as download takes its time, depending on the connection. Quicktime Player is available free of charge from the Apple server: Quicktime If you would like to order the fim, please click here The profit of the selling of the Video DVD/CD goes back to Nepal. |
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flyer for imagine Rainbow in Kathmandu is here. For the film IRIK a flyer in pdf format is available: here. Screening of the fiIm IRIK Culture Bridge Switzerland-Nepal: Information 
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