Nepal, Feb. 8 -- The song 'Despacito' (meaning slowly) by Puerto Rican artist Luis Fonsi received many praises, accolades, and awards including three Grammy Award nominations. It wasn't a surprise then that YouTube was suddenly flooded with many covers and renditions of the song. But one version that stands out is definitely the one where Manice Gandharva reproduces the tunes on his sarangi accompanied by Tunna Bell Thapa on the guitar.

As a child, Manice wasn't too excited about playing the sarangi. He was more interested in playing the drums and he started learning to play the instrument when he was around nine and played it during school functions as well. He only took to sarangi when he was 14 years old, learning from his uncle Bikra...