Daniel Pearl Music Day

As part of a worldwide effort to promote peace through music, the U.S. Embassy organized a “Harmony for Humanity” concert in Kathmandu on October 10 inmemory of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was murdered by terrorists in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2002.

Daniel Pearl was a classically trained violinist, an avid fiddler, and a mandolin player who used his passion for music to form friendships across cultural and verbal divides. Every year around his October 10th birthday, musicians around the world reach out in friendship to join in “Harmony for Humanity.”  Hundreds of performances worldwide are scheduled throughout the month as part of the Fourth Annual Daniel Pearl Music Days, according to the Daniel Pearl Foundation (www.musicdays.org).

In remembering Daniel Pearl, the concert at the Phora Durbar featured contemporary Nepali songs and performance by Preeti Kaur, Lochan Rijal, Ciney Gurung, Nima Rimba and the band 1974 AD & Lakhe Dance and traditional Newari instrumental 'Dhime Baaja'.