Night

Night is a group featuring Chris Thompson, Nicky Hopkins, Billy Kristian, Rick Marotta and Robbie McIntosh. The name is also used by two different acts described as a heavy metal/rock band from Linköping, Sweden, formed in 2011, and as a new-school folk band from Nepal.

Swedish heavy metal and rock group

One version of Night is a heavy metal and rock band from Linköping, Sweden, formed in 2011.

Nepali folk band

Another version of Night is a Nepalese folk group that uses traditional Nepali instruments to create new sounds and to present those instruments to a younger Nepali-speaking audience. Its music is built around folk material and is described as reflecting the hardships of economically marginalised communities. The band collects folk tunes and instruments from different parts of Nepal, and it promotes rare traditional instruments through its YouTube documentary series Know Your Instruments and through live performance.

The group first releases singles, which become popular in Nepal, before issuing its debut album Ani Ukali Sangai Orali in 2014. It follows this with Jhalka Raya Buka in August 2017 and Ramite-The Music Volume 1 in 2019. Its members also compose music for Nepali films including Chhadke, Jhola and Suntali.

Night performs in Nepal and abroad, and appears at Shambala Festival in 2015 and 2019, BBC Radio 3 in 2016, WOMEX in 2017, Sommarscen Malmo, and EthnoKrakow in 2018. It also collaborates with A.R. Rahman on a tribute recording called Ot, made for International Peace Day.

Among the instruments associated with the band are sarangi, piwnacha, nagara drums, dhimay drums, paluwa (leaf), tungna and flute.