ACORAB

ACORAB isn't a single frequency. It's the umbrella body for Nepal's community radio movement, a nationwide web of small stations run by the people who live around them. That's the whole appeal. You'll hear farming news from Palpa, a Tamang folk hour from the hills, and a phone-in about a broken bridge that nobody else covers. The music leans local: dohori call-and-answer duets, madal-driven lok geet, sarangi instrumentals, plus modern Nepali acts like Kutumba or Sajjan Raj Vaidya when the mood shifts. Nothing slick about it, and that's fine. Some feeds are rough, some hosts ramble, but the imm…