Born in Nepal, out of which Prakash’s made a name for himself around the world as a country bluesman and historian. He was born during the rainy season, of a small village called Lamatar, in the Lalitpur district, of Nepal. The village saw its first electric bulb in 1983 and its first motor car only in 1995. He was raised by a loving, loyal family that had very limited means. His father passed away at the age of 29, leaving his mother with three children to raise, One elder brother, a sister & Prakash. What food they could manage to obtain was earned by their mother, who worked in their neighbors’ fields. He went to a public school where instead of desks and benches, they had mats made of straw. When asked what his ambition was when young, Prakash Slim replied, ‘Ambition was a privilege for rich kids back then. The only ambition I had was sustaining life.’

He has been interested in music since he was a child. He'd play music by drumming against a water gallon where he'd sing songs all day.  Music drew him to it's world. When it called out to him he couldn’t resist. His most prized possession back then was a bicycle that his sister gifted him after she landed a job. Prakash wanted to learn & play the guitar but he didn't have the money to buy one. He confesses that he bought his first guitar by selling his bicycle, telling his family that a friend had taken it for a few days. He learned guitar with a local teacher for a few months in 1998 and started practicing himself.  He recorded his first pop song in 2000 and started performing on the stage.

For two years, Prakash gave up everything else, to search for a mentor who could teach him everything he needed to know about music theory. He finally found a teacher, a legendary musician named C.B. Chhetri, though he lived 10 km away from Prakash's own home. His passion for music was so enormous that he never missed a lesson. Whether it stormed or rained, he always arrived, ahead of time, and ready to learn.

For years, after learning a working, journeyman's knowledge of the guitar, he accepted his mentor (C.B. Chhetri) ‘s offer to join his band and gigged in a circuit of restaurants playing rock blues music and instrumental. At the same time, he started teaching music in schools and institutions.

In 2008 he participated in a workshop entitled Teaching Music Effectively"  conducted at Kathmandu  Jazz Conservatory by the US  Cultural Embassy envoy; Dr. Gene Aitken. It had been fine playing in Rock Blues and Instrumental Bands all those years, however, Prakash's thirst for musical knowledge, and deeper musical experiences, couldn't be quenched. He would listen Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton. When he first heard B.B King, he became thirsty to learn his magical intervals; 6th, 9th, major 3rd, and minor third. But when he heard Charely Patton, Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Fred McDowell, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Blake, and many other country blues artists he knew this would be his main style as he felt in his heart.

Overwhelmed by what he heard, he began researching more & more about Blues music & its history. He also took much of his existing repertoire and started experimenting by adding Blues licks & Blues grooves to them. There he gradually learned more expanded theory and a deeper understanding of how chords and progressions are formed both physically and numerically. From 2003 - 2015 he kept busy playing lead and/or rhythm guitar, and bass as well as a vocalist for various bands throughout Nepal. (From 2003 - 2010 he played in "The Sound of Music" band, from 2008 - 2010 in the "Black Hawk Nepal" band and from 2012 - 2015 in "The Plus" band) .
 
In 2015, he received an invitation to attend a musical retreat at Walden School of Music, San Francisco, California, USA. A major earthquake though hit Nepal in 2015. Buildings crumbled down to dust and Prakash's hopes too were also shattered as he was unable to attend the retreat. The devastation hit him hard and personally. For the next several years an insurmountable fear and pain were a constant in his life. The Blues became his solace and his very best friend.

In February 2017, he fell sick and was advised bed rest. While he was scrolling through his news feed aimlessly, he came across a Facebook page named “Acoustic Blues Pickers”. He was intrigued by seeing a world of blues lovers like himself. There he listened to Robert Johnson’s “Me and the devil blues”. He practiced playing it for a week and shared what he played on the page. A Facebook friend name called Fred Love from  USA on seeing his post on the page, offered to help him and magnanimously sent him a resonator guitar and some slides.
 
Prakash Slim has not only been playing and doing research in Blues but has also been teaching BITS, aka, Blues In The Schools. He does Blues exhibitions for his school in Nepal. No doubt... he's committed to playing forward BITS programs, and hence, is living, by example the axiom "keeping the blues alive." in Nepal & beyond.

Prakash has worked as a music teacher in the schools and institutions in Nepal for a long time  ; he worked in Vidhya Sanskar School (Chelsea International Academy) for 13 years,  kalanidhi Indira Sangeet Mahavidhyalaya for more than 15 years. He worked in Rato Bangla School, Premier International School as special guitar teacher. He has been giving private music lessons.
He's a recognized, internationally affiliated Artist/Performer and Educator of the Blues with the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund (Executive Director Dr. T. DeWayne Moore) in Mississippi, USA since January 2019. Prakash is also active in a Blues mentorship program with T.J. Wheeler, a long-time pioneer, advocate, activist teacher/performer of Blues, Jazz & related music, and educator from the USA. He is a member of the International Singer and Songwriters Association, Georgia, USA.
Throughout his career, Mr. Slim has earned awards and nominations for his work
Prakash is honored with an "Ambassador of the Blues" of The Golden Gate Blues Society, Berkeley, California, USA.
Prakash Slim is honored with "International Ambassador of the Blues" from Sacramento Blues Society, California.
Prakash has been nominated for the "World Artist Of The Year" for Josie Music Award, USA.
Prakash is honored with "Blues Ambassador and Keeper of the Music Tradition" from the Granite State Blues Society, USA.
He actively participated in 8th Annual International Conference on the Blues hosted by Delta State University, Mississippi in Oct. 2021.
Prakash has been featured with American Blues Merchandise Wang Dang Doodle Tees, https://wangdangdoodletees.com/prakash-slim/  Illinois, USA.
A major Paraguayan newspaper ABC Color referred to him as a “Nepali Robert Johnson”.
His albums/songs got onto some of the major blues radio charts around the world.

His new album “8000 Miles To The Crossroads” received the #3 position on the Roots Music Report Country Blues Album Chart for the year 2024 with his first album following at the #6 position. Roots Music Report is the number one independent music chart in the world which compiles radio airplay data from radio stations around the globe.

His new album, "8000 Miles To The Crossroads" received the #1 position on the RMR – Roots Music Report Country Blues Album Chart for the weeks of October and November 2024. This report tallies all the U.S. radio stations playlists every week and such chart positions are extremely meaningful.

His song“Kokomo Blues” received the #29 on Spotify Top Song Blues Chart October 2024.


His new cd "8000 Miles To The Crossroads" received #39 position on Top Fifty Blues Albums Monthly Chart of September , 2024 of The Big Blues Chart, USA.

Prakash's first Album "Country Blues From Nepal"  was released on Devil Records Europe in Feb 2022. Vocal and Music by Prakash Slim, Lyrics by Prakash and Henry D Jones, USAHarmonica by Fabrizio Poggi, ItalyRecorded by Jay Tamang - Kalanidhi Digital Studio, NepalProduced, mixed and cover design by Carl Wyatt, FranceMastered by Yves DeVille at Studio D, LuxembourgCover Photos by Adam Kennedy, UK

His first album"Country Blues From Nepal" received the top position on weekly charts,  received the # 2 position on the RMR - Roots Music Report Country Blues Album Chart for the year 2022 and #3 on RMR  Yearly Chart 2023. Roots Music Report is the number one independent music chart in the world which compiles radio airplay data from radio stations around the globe.

His first Album reached #12 in the Top 40 Blues + Albums of the year 2022, Blues Blues UK.His single "Corona Blues" reached #35 in the Top 40 Blues + Singles of the year 2022, Blues Blues UK.

His album reached #19 on International Blues Chart - Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Chart, Australia, February, 2022.He album got #21 on Top 40 most played blues album chart of UK Independent Blues Broadcasters Association (IBBA), February 2022.His tune Blues Raga was #18 at The Final 2020 Top 25 Charts on Radio Guitar One, USA.

Mr. Slim has been invited to perform alongside Johnny Burgin, Blues Music Awards 2023 Nominee for Best Traditional Blues Artist, as well as TJ Wheeler, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation. In April 2023, Mr. Prakash and Mr. Burgin performed together at the Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Thefestival has been featured in media outlets across the globe, including The New York Times, WallStreet Journal, The Economist, The Guardian, 60 Minutes, and PBS NewsHour, attracting attendees from across the U.S. and approximately two dozen countries.

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​   Prakash and Johnny Burgin performing at Juke Joint Festival, Clarksdale, MS, USA, April 2023.

Other events where Mr. Slim has been asked to share his music include Blues on the Range hosted by the Granite State Blues Society in Mason, New Hampshire; The Monkey House Theater Berkeley, California; the live music venue B-SIDE Bar in Memphis, Tennessee; "Blues Saturday" at AILAA Himalayan B a r& Grill in Stoneham, Massachusetts; Southern Saratoga Arts, Crafts and Vendor Fair in Clifton Park, New York; Somerville Nepali Cultural Fest 2024 in Union Square, Somerville, Massachusetts; and the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation's Reckless Steam Nights Concert Series in Red Bank, New Jersey, The Washington Blues Society's  Gas Station Blues in Downtown Issaquah, Washington.

Mr. Slim's dedication to his genre has been tireless and he has even been invited to play at a number of live music restaurants and bars when his schedule allows, including Jamey's House of Music in Landsdown, Pennsylvania; MrSippy BBQ in Rochester, New Hampshire; Other One Brewing Company in Clifton Park, New York; Papa Turney's BBQ in Hermitage, Tennessee; Daddy's Tavern in Williamsburg; Riverside Hotel in Clarksdale, Mississippi; and the John Cecil Price Memorial Show hosted by The Fire in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Given his emphasis on making blues music available to the public, Mr. Slim has also accepted invitations to perform at libraries including Hampton Falls Free Library, Keene Library, Alton Community Action Center, Harvey Mitchell Memorial Library, all of which are located ni New Hampshire.​

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              Prakash and TJ Wheeler performing at Mr.Sippy BBQ, Rochester, NH, USA, June 2023.
 

Mr. Slim has been highlighted in some of the major blues publications around the world. Several magazines and media outlets have also picked up on his music and written articles detailing Mr. Slim's biography and music -  Prakash featured on the cover of one of the best blues magazines "Blues Blast Magazine" USA and interviewed by senior writer/reviewer Marty Gunther. He was interviewed by Chicago Blues legend Deitra Farr for her column in the America's leading blues magazine "Living Blues" Magazine ; He was featured for UK's leading blues magazine "Blues Matters" with a four page interview ; American Blues Scene, USA; Blues Monday Monthly, USA; Bluesletter Washington Blues Society, USA;  Grateful Web, USA;  Blues in Britain, UK;  Blues in the South, UK; Blues News Magazine, Germany ; Bues & Co, France; Crossroads Magazine, France; Twoj Blues Magazine, Poland; Blues News Magazine, Finland; ABC Color Daily News, Paraguay;  Blues. Gr, Greece,  Down At The Crossroads, Ireland;   JazzBluesNews, France - Armenia; Lazie Indie Magazine, France - India; enepalese, USA; Yuwa Hunkar - National Monthly Magazine, Nepal;  and Nepali Times Australia, Kalakarmi Media (Nepal), abd Khasokhas Nepali Media (USA).

SMAC (Stoughton Media Access Corporation) TV Massachusetts, USA, KZSU 90.1 FM (Stanford University, CA, USA), WUMB Radio Network (university of Masachussets), KMRE 88.3 FM (Bellingham, WA, USA), Blues Radio International (USA), Global Blues Radio (USA), Radio Memphis (USA),  WEVL FM 89.9 Memphis (USA), Nashville Blues & Roots Alliance, The WAYO 104.3 FM, (NY, USA),  WUSB 90.1 FM (NY,USA), The Phoenix Radio (USA), The cat 107.9 FM (UK), Hard Rock Hell Radio UK, The Sterling City Radio (Scotland), Plastic EP Live TV (Australia),

Album reviews about “8000 Miles To The Crossroads” have been published in these magazines and medias ;  Reviewer Stephen Harrison from Blues Matters (UK's leading blues magazine) states "8000 Miles To The Crossroads is An amazing album of raw Blues, Bravo",  Blues In The South (UK), American Blues Scene (US), Zicazic (France), Chicago Blues Guide, .....

 

In addition to being named in these magazines, Album Reviews about "Country Blues from Nepal" have been published in American Blues Scene (US), Blues Blast Magazine (US), Down at the Crossroads (Ireland), Living Blues (US), Making a Scene (US), Blues in Britain, Blues in the South (UK), Blues Matters (UK), Finnish Blues Society, Buscadero Magazine (Italy), La Hora del Blues (Spain), Blues News Magazine (Finland), Zicazine (France), and Twoj Blues (Poland).

Reviewer Steve Jones from Blues Blues Magazine (USA) states "Prakash Slim is a super guitar player and songwriter".

Prakash Performed virtually at some of the major international blues festivals during pandemic ; Festival International Queretablues, Mexico; 6th La Ruta Del Blues Festival Mexico; CAN'T STOP THE BLUES, USA, 1st International Obregon Sonora Blues; International Blues Festival of Lima, Peru; Crossroads Confined Countdown Festival, France; 5th Posadas Blues Festival, Argentina; Seventh Blues Festival En El Rio,  Argentina; “Blues for a Cause” Nepal;

Prakash was invited performed “World Unity Open Mic” virtual event hosted by The Fire – a legendary live music venue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He was featured as an international blues educator in Central Iowa Blues Society for the month of February 2020 in the Where in The World: A Blues Ambassador’s Travel series.  
His quote "B.B. King globalized the blues" is mentioned by the Phenomenal Scholar, Author, and Storyteller Diane Williams in her new book presentation - The Life and Legacy of B.B. King at Mississippi Department of Archives and History - 22 January 2020.