Shweta Punjali mesmerizes Connecticut’s Nepalis with a live performance

West Hartford, CT. 2 October 2016 – Nepali music scene’s upcoming artist Shweta Punjali today held a live performance at a cultural programme organized to celebrate the Hindu festival Dashain in Connecticut state of the United States of America.

The songs performed by Shweta were – Kasto Bhet and Haraunchu Ma from her album Udaan and two songs from her upcoming album – Aau Na Aau and Maile Palasha.

This was the exclusive preview for “Maile Palasha” which will feature in Shweta’s second album. Maile Palasha has been written by noted writer Viplob Pratik and the music composed by master composer Nhyoo Bajracharya.

The live performance was a part of a cultural programme organized by the Nepalese Association of Connecticut that also featured song and dance performances by local artists as well as performances by noted Nepali singer Babu Bogati and famous Nepali comedian Gopal Nepal, famous for his portrayal of Fiste.

The audience, numbering about 500, comprised members of the Nepali community in Connecticut and nearby states, officials from the Consulate of Nepal in New York as well as members of various community organizations.

The event was broadcasted live* on Shweta’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/shwetapunjali) where an archived copy also can be viewed.

*/  Video of the event will also be uploaded to Shweta Punjali’s YouTube channel:http://www.youtube.com/c/ShwetaPunjaliMusic

ABOUT SHWETA PUNJALI: Shweta has had a very long association with music and the music scene in Nepal. She was a successful contestant in the popular music reality competition Nepali Tara 2 and on the television show Bagina. She has also taken part in a number of musical programmes and performed at concerts at various locations in Nepal. Hailing from Arghakhanchi, Shweta was born in Palpa and grew up in Pokhara and Bhairahawa before moving to Kathmandu for her masters at the Kathmandu University School of Management where she met her future husband, Vibhu. They married in 2008. The couple moved to Bangkok, Thailand, in 2012 and then, in June 2016, to New York, USA. They have one son, Vivaan Ajay.