ALOK THAPA
KATHMANDU, April 28: ‘One man talent brigade’ shouldn’t be an exaggeration if bestowed upon Nima Rumba.Melding songwriting, singing and acting into a career that spans over two decades, he sure has carved a niche for himself in the Nepali music scene.Rumba, always up for a challenge is not one to shy away from experimenting. Peppered from infectious pop to jazzy tunes his eclectic discography, seven albums to date, is set to soon release his eighth one. Come May 13, 2011, after a gap of four years his eighth album titled “PROstyle Rangaun Ki Ma…” is ready to hit the shelves. So what took him so long? “After the seventh album ‘Pride’, I got busy with movie shoots, endorsements, concerts; plus, I really didn’t want to rush and put out an album for the sake of it,” shared the singer, who is thankful to Dabur Vatika PROstyle for supporting him in his latest venture.The eight songs which have been arranged by the likes of Manoj KC, Tsujil Karmacharya, Gopal Rasaily, Bibash Paudel and Mohit Munal, have added their own personal flair to the compilation.
Along with the craftiness of Rumba, the album promises to be a musical potpourri. Shedding more light into the album, Rumba revealed that the album will consist of Pop, Rock, Tamang Selo and a Bhajan. And it was the latter that caught us by surprise, Bhajan! But then knowing Rumba’s past of tinkering with musical styles, it was, let’s just say, foreseeable.
The music video of the title song “PROstyle Rangaun Ki Ma…” is already out and he shared his plans of releasing his 2nd music video on the official launch date of his album. Busy with promotional work, Rumba added that PROstyle is also running a consumer contest in the popular musical program of Image TV - ‘PROstyle Music of Your Choice’.
The callers get a chance to dine with the singer and win his autographed album, along with bumper prizes worth NPR 40,000 from the fashion store – Life.