US gospel band to perform in city

SHILLONG: The Global Mission Factor Association (GMFA) will hold a free music concert at Polo ground on April 14, featuring an international gospel metal band from USA, White –Cross, to spread a positive message among the local youth to distance themselves from drugs and other bad habits which have a negative impact on society.
The president of the GMFA, Rimando Judah Cunville, said that the objective of the concert is to send a positive message to the youth to stay away from negative things like drugs, alcohol and other harmful substances.
He informed that the concert will also feature host band The Shillong Gospelers. “The entry to the event is free as they do not believe in commercialisation in the name of art or music,” Cunville said.
He informed that not only gospel metal bands, but there are also Christian blues bands in the state.