# Rubin Kumar Shrestha

_Nepalese musician_

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Last updated: 2026-10-18

> Kutumba is a Nepalese instrumental folk music band. It only uses Nepalese traditional musical instruments such as bamboo flutes, sarangi, madal, tungna, dhol, jhyamta, arbajoo, dhime, dhyangro, damphu, khin, and singing bowl. The band recorded a single for season 6 of Coke Studio Pakistan, which aired in late 2013. They have collaborated with other Nepali artists such as Navneet Aditya Waiba, Satya Aditya Waiba, Albatross, Hari Maharjan, 1974 AD and Astha Tamang Maskey. They competed in the AI Song Contest 2021 alongside Diwas, Chepang, and Hari Maharjan with the song "Dreaming of Nepal", placing 17th with 15 points.

## Quick facts

- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16875179#P27))

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Rubin Kumar Shrestha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutumba_(band)) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q16875179](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16875179) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Kutumba Band (cropped).jpg by S Pakhrin (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kutumba_Band_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Rubin Kumar Shrestha, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Kutumba Band (cropped).jpg — S Pakhrin, CC BY 2.0.

## Cite this page

"Rubin Kumar Shrestha". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/rubin-kumar-shrestha. Retrieved 6 November 2026.