Folk Fusion Music Festival at Mao and Ukhrul
North East Zone Cultural Centre, Ministry of Culture, Government of India successfully organised two Folk Fusion Music Festivals at Asufu Ground (EGL Factory), Mao, Nagaland on March 26 and the other at Tangkul Nagalong Ground, Ukhrul, Manipur on March 28, 2013 with performances in both the venues by 3 renowned Naga names in the field of music from Nagaland and Manipur namely Rewben Mashangva, the popular Naga Folk and blues singer accompanied by Ringo and his son Saka from Imphal, the talented singer Wabang Longkumer who is the reigning ‘Naga Orpheus Hunt 2012’ (Naga Idol) from Mokokchung, and one of the nation’s best folk fusion band Abiogenesis from Dimapur. The festivals also saw festival opening performances by respective local artistes and comperes in both the venues.
Abiogenesis in Ukhrul
The local MLA L. Dekho was the Guest of Honor at Asufu Ground, Mao whose speech kicked off the festival at 6.30 pm to an enthusiastic crowd of around 4000 who refused to disperse even when the last song was played at 9 pm.
Shri. M. Ravi Rao, Addl. DIG, Assam Rifles, 10 Sector was the Guest of Honor at Tangkul Nagalong ground at Ukhrul. The festival was attended by around 2500 crowd which started at 5.30 pm and winded off at 8.30 pm.
These two Folk Fusion Music Festivals was organised to highlight ‘NEZCC Silver Jubilee Yatra’.
Wabang, Ukhrul
Random Stories
14 Mar 2014 - 6:57pm |
AT News
Gauhati High Court will hear Akhil Gogoi’s bail petition on March 19.The petition moved in the court on Friday. But it fixed March 19 as the date of hearing of Gogoi’s plea who has been in judicial...
30 Sep 2017 - 9:29pm |
Akshaya Pranab Kalita
Namrup falls silent when the idols of the goddess of strength were immersed on Saturday evening. The devotees took out huge processions across the industrial town on the way to immerse the...
3 Sep 2012 - 9:48pm |
Anil Sarma
Lions Club of Nagaon Greater organised an Eye Camp on September 1 at Jakhalabandha Hospital. A total of 415 patients were examined and free medicines were provided to them. Out of the total cases,...
10 Nov 2017 - 12:50pm |
AT News
GUWAHATI: Yet another tainted officer wanted in the APSC scam has surrendered before police four days after she went underground. She is none other than Sunayana Aidew, the tax superintendent...
Other Contents by Author
The Assam wing of the Students’ Federation of India(SFI) staged symbolic protestat Dighalipukuripar, Guwahati on June 21 against the UGC’s recent decision to hold NET once in a year. The students’ organization rued that if the UGC implements its recent decision regarding the NET then a large number of students would loss chance to appear in the exam. Presently, the UGC holds NET twice in a year. Moreover, the UGC has decided to decrease pass percentage of the NET from present 15% to 6%. The SFI demanded the UGC to scrape all such decision to secure the greater interest of the students’ community.
Several civil bodies of the state including the All Asssam Students’ Organisation and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Catra Parishad condemned the atrocities unleashed by the India Army personnel and other security agencies on the unarmed populace of Jagun in Tinsukia district. A heavily armed joint group of the Paresh Barooah led faction of ULFA and some other banned out-fits of Northeast on January 20 attacked an Assam Rifles convoy of Assam Rifles on NH 153 near Jagun killing three security personnel and injuring two others. Security forces since then have allegedly begun to torture unarmed local people in the name of search operation against the banned out-fits. The atrocity unleashed by the...
The sudden decision of Assam government to distribute free text books among government aided school students across the state draws resentment from various sections including the All Assam Publishers and Book Sellers Association. Terming the move as disastrous for the book publishers of the state, GiriPad Devchodhury, proprietor of Bani Prakash urged the government to change its order. Otherwise, it would bring about havoc to the publishing industry of the state, Devchodhury added. Noted critic Dr. Hiren Gohain also has expressed concern over the government move. All Assam Students’ Association (AASU), on the other hand, protested against the free distribution of text books as the...
Dharani Barman, one of the trendsetters of modern drama in the state, breathed his last on Saturday at Chamata, Nalbari district. He was 93. The demise of the thespian bereaves cultural fraternity of the state. He was unwell for last few days. Barman, a cultural activist, made tremendous contributions in the field of drama by penning a large number of plays and translating Shakespeare’s immortal creations like Othello, King Lear into Assamese among others. Chief minister Sarbanada Sonowal condoled on his death. Sonowal terms the octogenarian thespian's death as irreparable loss to the cultural arena of the state.
At a time when there have been reports of human trafficking specially women and children from the state to various North Indian states.Two childrens were found abandoned at Tangla railway station on Friday evening. Railway policemen and members of Tangla Police Station Nagrik Committee headed by Ashim Roy rescued the childrens. "We found them in isolated condition. They got down from the Dekargaon-Rangia 55722 Dn Passenger train at about 7.30 pm on Friday. The childrens said us that a tribal faced man accompanied them", said a railway police official. The childrens have been identified as Etwa Barla(10) and Sukhram Nayak (12). The childrens talking to this correspondent said" We were...
Dr Bhupen Hazarika Foundation is organizing a quiz competition on September 8 at Bishnu Nirmala Trust, Latasil, Guwahati, marking the Maestro’s 90th birth anniversary. The completion will be started from 11 AM and remain open for all age group consisting of two members team. The topic of the Quiz Completion is ‘Dr. Bhupen Hazarika’. Interested participants could contact Utpal Sarma (97064-28016) and Upakul Das (97067-68938) for details.Prize money, books and certificates will be presented to the winners of the competition as stated by Dipanka Hazarika, Secretary, BHF. The competition will be conducted by popular Quiz Masters duo Dilip Sarma and Dipankar Kaushik. It is to be noted that Dr...
Noted cultural activist, educationist and brother of music maestro Dr. Bhupen Hazarika breathed his last at a private hospital in Guwahati on Saturday. Late Hazarika, ex-music secretary of Cotton College, was a retired professor of Saint Anthony College, Shillong. He was also aasociated with Indian People’ Theatre Association (IPTA) along with elder brother late Dr. Hazarika. He was also instrumental in estabilishing ‘ Madhuchayanika, a cultural organization of 1960s. Condoling his demise on behalf of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Foundation, Secretary Dipanka Hazarika said that his demise is a great loss to the cultural field in the state. ‘He was a uniting force among people of Assam and...
Pilik Choudhury Memorial Football U-14 yrs. (Boys), Dewkon Memorial Football U – 17 yrs. (Boys), and 3rd Inter District School Girls Football Tournament U-17 (Girls), 2015-16 will be held at Guwahati from July 16-20, 2015. The Champion Team in each category will qualify to represent Assam State in the ensuing Subroto Cup Football Tournament, 2015 to be held at New Delhi during September and October this year. All the District Sports Officers are requested to complete the District level Inter School Football Tournament, 2015 within 10th July, 2015 and submit the list of District Champion School Teams to the Directorate of Sports & Youth Welfare, Assam within 12th July, 2015...
Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Foundation, with the help of Pragjyoti Communications, organised a special function held on Wednesday at the Guwahati Press Club in memory of Priyam Hazarika, distinguished artist, an ardent lover of Assamese culture and Xudhakontho Dr. Bhupen Hazarika’s wife. The function was co-ordinated by Dipanka Hazarika, secretary of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Foundation. Eminent artist Loknath Goswami, describing late Priyam Hazarika as a legend said that the towering personality can be the subject of an wonderful novel. Eminent educationist Dr. Anil Goswami recalled Proyam Hazarika’s iconic dance to the tune of Sagor Sangamot in the movie ‘Erabator Sur’.Popular writer, journalist and...
World Environment Day was organised at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoli High School near Pobitora Wild-life sanctuary with a day-long programme, by Pragjyoti Communications. The evevt included a procession, quiz, essay competition, extempro speech and drawing competition among the school students. Dr. Amarjyoti Kashyap, special guest of the occasion, took part in an interactive session. A commemorative volume namely ‘Pobitora’ has also been released on the occasion.
Add new comment