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Rai Ko Ris
12+ albums
punkanarcho-punknepalnepali punkpunk rock
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BAND MEMBERS: Sareena, born in 1973,Nepal plays bass/guitar.Previous bands ‘Skinhead Barbie' 1990 / ‘Bruce Lee' 1994-97, ‘Jutoh' pre 2000. Olivier, born in 1964, plays drums – born in France and has been living in Nepal for fifteen years, been involved with humanitarian related work. Previous bands in the 80's include ‘Eutexie', ‘Divergence', and in the 90's ‘Cheparo' and ‘Jutoh'. BAND ACTIVITIES: We've had at least four line up changes since we began Rai Ko Ris in 2000. Presently, the band comprises of just the two of us however, we collaborated with a friend (Bodh Ghale from Knife) the past year after our previous guitarist went abroad. We did a mini tour of France in July 2001. During the tour, we not only had a good excuse to holiday with our kids but we had the opportunity to meet people who really inspired and encouraged us to continue socio-political activities here in Nepal , with punk/hardcore as a vehicle, and giving respect to D.I.Y. ethics. Chris Luppi (Arise zine and Elephant Eye Records) in Thailand was also extremely encouraging as we fumbled through the beginnings. Rai Ko Ris then toured Malaysia in March 2002. The incredible experience of meeting and learning from fellow Asian punks added more fuel to our fire. The collectives and individuals we met allowed us to rock ourselves to a heatstroke in the name of active punk. We visited Sri Lanka & South India (travelled by road/train) at the end of last year. Played our acoustic set to some mafia who owned
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