Manipur band wins top prize at Intl. Music Festival
Guwahati, March 12:
Ukhrul-based band, Salt and Light Travelling band, won the best band award at the Rhythms and Aromas of Northeast contest which was held with the 4th edition of Guwahati International Music Festival.
Thunders Cave from Shillong andNagaland-based band Paradigm Shift were adjudged the first and second runner-upin the competition.
After rigorous rounds of auditions across each of the 8 Northeast states, several top bands from the region took part in the grand finale at the Guwahati International Music Festival (GIMF). Music bands from across Northeast India were up for a treat when they got a chance to be a part of the region's first-of-its-kind music conference which was hosted in Guwahati as part of GIMF.
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The selected bands took part in discussions on music label branding and marketing, recording and several other panel discussions and master classes. "This music conference witnessed the presence of the stalwarts of the Indian music industry. The basic idea behind the conference was to create a more vibrant eco-system for the stakeholders of the music industry so as to ensure speedy development of the industry and for the betterment of the artists," stated Guwahati International Music Festival Founder Aiyushman Dutta.
Prior to the finale inGuwahati, auditions for the bands were held at Dimapur for bands from Nagalandand Assam; Aizawl for Mizoram; Shillong for Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh andTripura and at Ukhrul for bands from Manipur and Sikkim.
Organized by Eastern Beats Music Society in collaboration with North Eastern Council, Government of India, the 4th Guwahati International Music Festival showcased a line-up that brought together some of the most significant artists from the Asian circuit along with the leading stakeholders of the industry.
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On March 1, popular Bollywood singer LuckyAli performed at the festival along with a host of bands from acrossthe region. Day before, popular Thai Folk-Jazz band Asia7 performed atthe festival before Funktuation featuring BennyDayal enthralled the audience.
A brainchild of Northeast-based writer andcultural activist Aiyushman Dutta, the ideaof Guwahati International Music Festival was mootedway back in 2010 in order to provide a platform wherein musical maestros fromacross the globe can share stage and collaborate with ourindigenous music and cultural practitioners. In the first twoeditions, the festival had helped create new vistas for culturalcollaborations of our topmost Northeastern folk exponents with the finest ofmusicians from Goa, Nepal, UK, USA, Germany, China, Bangladesh, and the like.
ABOUT EASTERN BEATS MUSIC SOCIETY: Eastern Beats Music Societyis a non-profit organized formed in 2009 to harness the healing powerof music, sports and the arts. The Society is registered with Registrar ofSocieties, Assam and Niti Ayog, Planning Commission, Government of India. Overthe past decade, it has partnered with numerous agencies of the Government ofIndia – NEZCC (Ministry of Culture), ICCR (Ministry of External Affairs);Government of Assam, Government of Goa, PSU's like NTPC, NHPC, NEEPCO, NRL andmusical giants like Musicians Institute (USA),Suzuki Music International (Japan), Thompson Music (USA),besides others.
