Jason Kunwar is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, and writer from Nepal whose practice bridges tradition and experimentation. Drawing from Nepal's diverse folk and ethnic music, his work engages with urgent social realities such as migration, inequality, and the erosion of cultural memory. Through field research, collaboration, and reflection, Kunwar creates work that is as much a philosophical inquiry as it is an artistic expression.

His debut novel Ramite (2021), recognized on the Madan Puraskar "Excellent List," has inspired a sonic adaptation with his collective Night, performed on international stages including the Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg) and Alte Oper (Frankfurt). His recent solo project Whirl of Doom—an audio-visual narrative on the 1952 El Niño in Nepal—was presented at experimental platforms such as Digital in Berlin and Ping-Pong Residency (Berlin).

Kunwar's commitment to preservation is reflected in his documentary practice, including The Forgotten Tharu Instruments (2016), awarded Best Short Documentary at the International Folk Music Film Festival. As a film composer, he received Best Original Score for The Black Hen (Asian World Film Festival, SAARC Film Festival) and Best Background Score for Talakjung vs. Tulke (Film Critics Society of Nepal).

His performances and projects have been featured internationally at Ultima Festival (Oslo), Spor Festival (Aarhus), OneBeat (US), WOMEX Showcase (Katowice), Claude Lévi-Strauss Theater (Paris), Festival Musicale del Mediterraneo (Genoa), EtnoKraków Festival, Shambala Festival (UK), and Sharq Taronalari (Samarkand), among others.