# Jhuma Limbu

_Nepali musician_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Jhuma Limbu is a Nepalese singer, folk musician. She has been actively researching about various Nepali folk music genres and instruments. She has released multiple albums, including an audio version of Mundhum, the Limbu religious scripture. She trained under Amber Gurung, a famous Nepali musician who composed the Nepali national anthem.

## Quick facts

- **Place of birth:** Dhungesaghu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110876614#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110876614#P27))
- **Occupation:** musician; researcher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110876614#P106))
- **X (Twitter):** jhumalimbuwanem ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110876614#P2002))
- **Facebook:** jhumalimbunepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110876614#P2013))
- **Instagram:** limbujhuma ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110876614#P2003))
- **YouTube:** UC6ozzOkrlNXOjWjhBDsqmmQ ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110876614#P2397))

## About

In an interview, Limbu argued that most other ethnic groups in Nepal have their own  specific geographic  region where they are native to and cited that Limbus and Rai are from the east, Sunuwar, Tamang, Newar, Gurung, and Magar in the middle hills, and Sherpa communities in the higher Himalayas and questioned where a specific region existed for the Bahun and Chhetri people, suggesting instead that they entered the region from the far-western hills of Kumaon and Garhwal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Jhuma Limbu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhuma_Limbu) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): झुमा लिम्बू](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9D%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%82) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q110876614](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110876614) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Jhuma Limbu.jpg by RatopatiTV (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jhuma_Limbu.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Jhuma Limbu, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Jhuma Limbu.jpg — RatopatiTV, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Jhuma Limbu". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jhuma-limbu. Retrieved 3 November 2026.