Abhaya Subba

Abhaya Subba Weise
Abhaya Subba during a local concert in Kathmandu
Background information
Birth name	Abhaya Subba
Born	June 11 Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Genres	Progressive rock, pop rock, soul, rhythm and blues
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, Keyboard
Years active	2003–present
Labels	360o Records, Yuva
Associated acts	Abhaya & The Steam Injuns, Parikrama, Red Skywalkers, Punchtatva

Abhaya Subba (Nepali: अभाय सुब्बा) is a Nepalese singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the front woman of the rock band Abhaya & the Steam Injuns. She is a former RJ of Times FM and Hits FM, and is famous for her progressive music and social initiatives.

Born in Darjeeling, Abhaya completed her LLB studies from St. Xaviers, Mumbai. She worked as RJ in Times FM in Delhi and later with Hits FM in Nepal. She started her music career with a local band Parikrama back in India, and was involved with it from 1993 to 1995. She was also affiliated with other Rock bands, Red Skywalkers and Punchtatva, respectively, before making it big with Abhaya & the Steam Injuns. She claims that her inspiration and the driving force is her father, who got her interested in music since her childhood.

She later collaborated with the Image Channel as a producer and the judge of a local talent program, Sprite Band Challenge—Freedom to Rock Her music is influenced by Led Zeppelin, Blondie, The Clash, Steely Dan and Green Day. She has a son with her husband, Kai Weise, who is a local architect in Nepal.

Abhaya claimed the commercial and critical success with her current band, Abhaya & the Steam Injuns. The band was formed on January 2, 2003. Initially they were involved in playing live gigs in hotels and lounge bars. It was essentially an acoustic blues band before it kicked off as a rock outfit. Abhaya Subba, the lead vocalist, is also the founder member and manager of the band.Darjeeling has always been famous for the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways. It was the very tiny steam engines that chugs around the hills of Darjeeling that motivated Abhaya to name her band "Steam Injuns”.