APEX BUREAU : A fitting finale for the online Blackstar Guitar Com­petition was hosted on March 17 at the Shisha Terrace Café and Bar. The event saw both the con­testants and the panel of judges wowing the live audience with their skillful performances.

 

Organized by Guitar Shop in collaboration with Blackstar Amplifications, the online gui­tar competition had over 100 Nepali guitarists participating with their entry videos posted on Facebook every week. The four-week-long competition then selected a winner each week with the help of the panel of judges: renowned guitarists and instruc­tors Dev Lama, Manoj Kumar KC and Deepak Moktan.

 

The four winners—Ritesh Tamang, Gaurav Lama, Arun Philharmonic and Manoj Ruchel— received certificates of recogni­tion, as well as guitar accessories and Blackstar ID Core 10 ampli­fier, each, in prizes.