Biography

One of the first Nepali Alternative Rock bands and also one of the first Nepali bands to be featured on MTV South Asia and a very famous & well known rock outfit in Nepal’s music scene today, Monkey Temple comprises of Sareen Deoja (vocals/Guitar), Dipesh Shrestha (Guitar),Jenish Maharjan (Bass) and Pratap Risal (Drums), all of whom hail from Kathmandu. 
 Monkey Temple band enjoys a nation-wide fame and popularity at this time and age and has managed to win the hearts of millions of Nepalese people at home and residing all over the world. 
 The band was originally formed in the corridors of St. Xavier's School, Kathmandu, by guitarist Subodh Gurung and vocalist Sareen Deoja in the year 1998. They recorded their first full-length album “Black Bee & the Flower” in 2001, which helped them win a niche of supporters and create a unique identity in Kathmandu’s rock music scene. 
 The band currently has many official videos available on YouTube and that for their song “Anumati”, this particular video turned out to be a huge success for the band, as this was the first video/song from Nepal to be featured on MTV South Asia in the year 2012. Amongst their many accolades they have also bagged national awards including Hits FM award and have always been nominated in Kantipur National awards. They have also toured internationally amongst the Nepalese Diasporas and music enthusiasts in countries such as United Kingdom, Australia, India and obviously various corners of our country itself.