Nepal, Sept. 30 -- Buses in Nepal all have their own soundtracks. Sometimes it's Ramkali, other times it's the new famous lok dohori; nonetheless, it's a familiar voice.

You may not have ever heard it before, but the singers' nasal tone and the classical lyrics of two lovers are very familiar and comforting. Lately, however, the buses hum a different tune. Instead of a nasal man trying to impress this village girl, it's this bass-boosted, grating voice singing something so manufactured that if it weren't for the clear Lok Dohori-esque lyricism and Nepali language, you'd confuse it for a Western techno song.

What's playing is an AI-generated track. Slowly asserting dominance over the traditional music industry, this new type of music is ...