Kumar Basnet

Kumar Basnet (Nepali:कुमार बस्नेत) is a Nepalese folk singer, dancer and song writer. He started performing in his local village as early as 1957, he has been titled 'Nepalese Folk Legend' due to his successful singing career. Basnet, called the Elvis Presley of Nepal, is also popularly known by his comedy folk, satirical singing style, his major hit songs being Lai Bari Lai, Ama Bhanda and Herda Ramo.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Lok Samrat Kumar Basnet
कुमार बस्नेत
Born	7 July 1943 Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1960–Present
Board member of	Pratilipi Adhikar Sanrakshyan Maanch, Sanskritik Sambardhan Parishad, Nepal Music Society, Nepal Film Board
Spouse	Sharada Basnet
Parents	Ganga Bahadur Basnet (father) Mankumari Basnet (mother)
Awards	Tri-Shakti Patta - Third, Gorkha Dakshin Bahu - First, Birendra-Aishwarya Sewa Padak, Ratna Record Puraskar

Basnet's song Lai Bari Lai was featured in title song of highest grossing Nepalese film Chhakka Panja since the song matches what happens in the film.^[9][10]

Discography

• Best Of Kumar Basnet^[11][12]
• Naya Koseli
• Madal Ghan – Ghan^[13]
• Kumar Dai
• Lok Koseli