Roma Roots
Tracing the road home
Gypsy jazz was born of Roma musicians whose ancestors left South Asia centuries ago. We study that migration — its rhythms, its songs, its stories — and bring what we learn back to the music.
Play With Us
Come and play in Patan
This music has always travelled — from South Asia to the dance halls of Paris and back again. Collaboration isn't a side project for us; it's the tradition itself.
Now Inviting
Artist Residency
Bring your instrument to the Valley
We are opening our door to travelling musicians who love jazz manouche — or play something that belongs beside it. Come and stay a while.
Who we'd love to hear
Violin, accordion, double bass, clarinet — and anything unusual you can swing on. If your instrument is rare here, that is a reason to come, not a reason to hesitate.
A place to stay
Accommodation in Patan is on us for the length of your residency. Bring your instrument; we will find you a bed and a rehearsal corner.
An exchange, both ways
Workshops and sessions with the band and with local musicians. We teach what we know of la pompe and the Nepali songbook; you teach us what you brought with you.
Play, and see the country
Shows around the Kathmandu Valley with the band, and time left over to see the rest of Nepal — the mountains are closer than you think.
Write to Us
Tell us who you are, what you play, and roughly when you would like to come. There is no form and no deadline — a message is enough.
Across Borders
Cross-cultural collaborations
Valley Voices
Old songs, new swing
With singers and folk musicians of the Kathmandu Valley, we re-set classics from Narayan Gopal and the golden generation — Nepal Bhasa and Nepali lyrics carried on la pompe.
Visiting Artists
Guests at the hot club
Touring players who pass through Kathmandu are welcome at our table. A borrowed violin, a new tune, one rehearsal — then the stage. Some of our favourite sets began that way.