Reports coming in little late say that a group of USA-based Bhutanese artists have initiated a fund raising drive to extend financial support for what it described ‘music album’ of Tek Duthraj.
Dozens of Bhutanese artists, who participated in a recent web cum telephonic conference in the USA, have decided to boost-up the donation drive to help Duthraj come to limelight with his artistic talents through ‘music album’.
- Duthraj with his friend Bishwo Pratap Singh in Kathmandu. (File photo : Vidhyapati Mishra)
Bhutanese singer Dutraj, who was nominated until ‘top tens’ of the Singing Icon Nepal, hosted by Nepali Television, is reported to have been terminated from the competition citing his inability to pay-off some required financial charges, among others. BNS, however, is yet to confirm it independently.
According to Balaram Gurung, a Bhutanese artist stationed in Pittsburg, PA, two of the Bhutanese artists—Kishor Siwakoti and Arjun Rasaily have been entrusted with the responsibility to sort out and present the expenses incurred to bring-forth the ‘music album’.
The conference, also held with the aim of collecting the artists’ profiles and creations, working towards regular updates to their web page (www.bhutaneseartists.com), and fund raising to support Duthraj for his music album, is reported to have wrapped-up successfully.
Gurung further said that those interested to participate in the donation drive could correspond at: [email protected].
The artists group has also urged the artists to send their composition latest by Sunday, August 21, 2011, 12. 00 midnight should they wish to include it in Duthraj’s album. “The selection shall be made by the coordinating committee with the help of veteran musicians,” added Gurung.
