Dev Rana Still Going Great Guns

Dev Rana is a very respected name in the music scene of Nepal. Most of us who have followed the development of the music industry closely shall vouch for that. For many, he is the great ‘Father of Percussions,’ an idol for many young aspiring drummers and for the rest he is just a 'cool musician'. He has been in the entertainment business for over 30 years and still has the same charm and his abilities behind the drum sets have not faded a bit. He still has an overwhelming effect on the crowd during performances.

He has taught innumerable wannabe drummers the skills and he is proud to inform us that roughly about 15 of his students are as of now, seriously doing music full time. He says, "I think around 15 of my students are now in the music line as in they have taken up music professionally. I feel glad to see them performing and performing pretty well at that! What more can one ask for!" These days he has been taking private classes and the learners are mostly from Lincoln School.

He states that he has set a goal, which he intends to accomplish by 2007. He wants to open up his own institution where the aspiring musicians with an interest in learning to play the drums can join in and become skilled at playing other instruments as well. He adds, "I also want to come out with a little demo CD for beginners. This CD shall be handy to those who want to learn to play the drums. I have been working on this project for the last three years and I want the work done by 2007."

Besides this, once a week one could also catch up with him performing at Hotel Shangrila, Lazimpath along with 'Nekham'. However, he informs that the gig has taken a break for now. No worries since he also confirms that next week; to be precise on December 18, he shall start performing with 'Nekham' at the Shangrila once again. Lastly, he shares, "I hope to have a re-union concert of 'Prism' sometime next year." Wow! That would be something to look forward to!