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Piece Description
Nepalese immigrant Prem Raja Mahat runs a little corner grocery and restaurant in South Baltimore. What most of his customers don't know is that back in his home country he's a folk music sensation, with 53 albums and the #1 spot on the Nepalese music charts for ten years running...
Broadcast History
This piece aired originally on WYPR's weeekly arts program "The Signal" on 04.11.08.
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Review of Nepalese Superstar, American Everyman: Prem Raja Mahat
Very clear, very engaging. A good example of our interesting world. The gulf of popular culture and available lifestyles. The strange realities of emigration. Very likable personalities in both interviewer and subject.