Robin Tamang

Robin Tamang was a prominent Nepalese singer musician and actor best known as the front man of the rock band Robin and The New Revolution Born in Singapore in 1963 to a British Army family he spent his childhood moving between Hong Kong Singapore and Brunei He was deeply influenced by rock acts like Jimi Hendrix and Deep Purple during his school years While studying at Humber College in Toronto during the mid1980s he formed his second band called Tamang He returned to Nepal in 1996 and settled in Pokhara before joining forces with a Kathmandubased bluesrock band called Looza Together they formed Robin n Looza and recorded three albums before parting ways in 2005 Following the split he formed Robin and The New Revolution a group he continued to perform and record with for the rest of his life Beyond his musical achievements Tamang established a successful acting career in the Nepalese film industry and gained broader international recognition for his role as Yama Nadu in the Amazon Prime series The Last Hour He passed away at his home in Budhanilkantha Nepal on July 4 2023 at the age of 60