Prem Raja Mahat and his wife Kabita Mahat at Nepal House restaurant in Baltimore

Prem Raja Mahat

प्रेमराजा महत

Nepali folk singer · songwriter · sarangi

1978Singing since
59+Albums

A folk voice from the hills of Tanahun.

Portrait of Prem Raja Mahat

Born in Dhorphirdi, Tanahun, Prem Raja Mahat first sang on Radio Nepal in 1978 and went on to record classics like Paan Ko Paat, Bajho Khet Ma and Simsime Panima.

Based in Baltimore since 1996, he still records new lok dohori songs and performs for Nepali communities around the world.

Tours and shows

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Recent shows

  1. Aug 22, 2026

    Reading Musical Night 2026, South Reading Community Hall, Reading, UK Reading Nepali Samaj
  2. Aug 8, 2026

    Tanahun Samaj UK 18th Annual Gathering, UK
  3. Jun 12–14, 2026

    Durbar Rodhi Club 18th Anniversary Music Festival, Durbarmarg, Kathmandu
  4. Jan 2025

    Honoured at the 9th Tanahun Mahotsav, Damauli, Nepal

Recent videos

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Chari Bharara Rajai

Teej song, with Dipika Bayambu Magar · Aug 2, 2026

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Shirma Sirphool Naniko

Tanahun kauraha song, with Chahana Rana Magar · Jun 5, 2026

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Aajkal Dina Kina Kina

With Madan Krishna Shrestha · Nov 22, 2025

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Prem Raja Mahat holding a sarangi in the studio
In the studio with his sarangi

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