Ashesh Dangol’s 6th studio album “All Those Beautiful Dreams” is finally in the market. The Album was released at the Theatre of Rastriya Naach Ghar in Kathmandu, Nepal on the 3rd of September 2022.
All the songs in the album are written, composed, mixed/ mastered and produced by Ashesh Dangol
Album cover Art work by Arya Tara, Graphics by Kala Ghar
Recorded at Nekhvam Studio/ Kala Ghar
Ashesh
Guitar/ Vocal: Ashesh Dangol
Bass: Bikash Shrestha
Drums: Nitin Rana
All the songs in the album are written/ composed/ mixed ,mastered and produced by Ashesh Dangol. The album consists of 8 tracks:
- Greed 2. My Blues Ain’t For Sale 3. Human VS Machine 4. Posers The Losers 5. All Those Beautiful Dreams 6. Unfulfilled Dreams 7. I let It Go 8. For The New Revolution
Regarding this beautiful album which he wrote during his tour and stay in the USA from 2017 to 2020 he quotes:
“All those beautiful dreams, the dreams that my Mom saw on me, the dreams I continued, the dreams now my daughter sees and the dreams we all carry on. In the making of those dreams, we experience and explore many things in life. This album is about that exploration. Accept my humble artistic expression”. – Ashesh Dangol
Here is the title track ‘All Those Beautiful dreams” lyrics that he shared with our viewers:
“All Those Beautiful Dreams”- Lyrics/ Music and Produced by Ashesh Dangol
I don’t know in how many rooms I have slept
I don’t know how many smiles I have gave
Eyes wide open searching peace in- self, in-self
I don’t know how many doors I have left
I don’t know how many sad songs I have kept
Streets wide open with the red light, red light on, red light on
many times I whisper with myself
And all those beautiful dreams
it crashed, it crashed
with the rising Sun
many times I whisper with myself
And all those beautiful dreams it crashed, it crashed
with the rising Sun, with the rising Sun
with the rising Sun, with the rising Sun
with the rising Sun
Brief introduction about Ashesh:
Ashesh Dangol aka Himalayan Hendrix needs no introduction in the Blues world. During his 2010 Europe tour he was given the title “Himalayan Hendrix” by Norwegian and German press. He was already honored and awarded with several national and International awards and featured in many national and international newspapers, magazines, televisions, radios and other digital platforms. To name a few he was awarded by Colorado Music Business Organization for his contribution in music in 2015.
He has also headlined some of the major international music festivals, like Alamar 2007 Music Festival (Almeria, Spain), Edinburgh Mela Festival 2011 (Edinburg, Scotland), Fauskivalen Music Festival 2010 (Hemsedal, Norway), It’s All Gravey Festival 2011 (Sussex, England), Herzberg Festival 2011(Hamburg, Germany), Blues and Balance Festival 2010(Helgeland, Norway), Kathmandu Blues Festival 2006(Kathmandu, Nepal), North Meets South Music Festival(Bhaktapur, Nepal) to name a few.
Ashesh has also toured in the USA from Maryland to Georgia and From Florida to Mississippi to Memphis in 2019-2020. The major highlight of the tour was his solo performance in Clarksdale, Mississippi with his band and His participation in the international Blues Jam in Rum Boogie, Cafe and Bar, Memphis, Tennessee with some of the best international Blues musicians.
He is the person to introduce his unique fuse of Nepali Rhythm, Blues, Rock and World music in the international platform and a Blues ambassador of Nepal to the world. He has toured in 11 different countries which includes The USA, Norway, England, Scotland, Germany, Spain, Thailand, etc and has 6 different studio albums to his credit. He formed his band Nekhvam in 1994 and has been teaching Blues and promoting Blues music since then. Kathmandu Blues Festival , North meets South Music Festival and Blues For A Cause are some of the events he has been organizing till now.
Ashesh has always been involved in social issues and believes in Art with an activism. During the massive Earthquake 2015 in Nepal, he was actively involved to help the victims for almost 6 months building temporary shelters, donating foods, cloths and medicine with the help of family friends and bandmates for the needy ones. And in 2016, he toured in Norway with the slogan Pray and Play for Nepal with the support from Reis Nepal. Likewise, during this time of Covid 19 Corona Virus Pandemic outbreak, he has continued the project Blues for A Cause through Facebook virtual Live Series with Blues Artists around the world. The reason behind organizing this event is to heal the world and panicked souls through the music with the help and support from Blues artists around the world. More than 54 different Bands/ Artists from different parts of the world which includes NEPAL, The USA, JAPAN, NORWAY, INDIA, CHILE, ARGENTINA, MEXICO, AUSTRALIA, PARAGUAY, COLOMBIA, BOLIVIA, ECUADOR, PERU, BRAZIL, SERBIA and etc. participated in the virtual live show.
In September 3rd 2022, Ashesh released his 6th album “All Those Beautiful Dreams” in the Theatre of Rastriya Naach Ghar, Kathmandu, Nepal.
