SHILLONG: Thirteen music bands from Arunachal, Meghalaya and Tripura will perform during the third leg of Rhythms & Aromas of Northeast at the Crinoline Swimming Pool, Laban, Shillong on January 7 to compete and get selected and further perform at 4th Guwahati International Music Festival 2020 in Guwahati.
The bands and artistes who will be competing on January 7 are The Megh Band and solo artist Gammi Nasi from Arunachal; E-Tribe, Larger than 90, Pharia, Remainders, Rolling Stone, At The Rate No, Thunders Cave, Necroscope, Route 44 and Neelabh Agarwal from Meghalaya and singer and songwriter Aben from Tripura. Selected artistes will also undergo intensive mentorship by industry experts and get the chance to perform with music legends of Asia.
The first State-level music audition for artistes from Assam and Nagaland was inaugurated in Dimapur on December 30, 2019. After Nagaland, auditions were held in Aizawl on January 4. After the Shillong auditions the final round of auditions will be held on January 10 at Ukhrul, Manipur where artistes from Manipur and Sikkim will participate.
Eastern Beats Music Society – a prominent socio-cultural organisation working for promotion of NE culture and establishment of new vistas with other countries, especially Asia – has announced the launch of its highly ambitious and a first-of-its-kind Pan-Asian music project ‘Rhythms and Aromas of Northeast India’.
Under the project, which is being held with the support of North Eastern Council, Shillong, the society is calling for auditions from talented artistes and musicians from the eight states of Northeast India to be a part of a unique exercise which will culminate with the 4th Guwahati International Music Festival 2020.
‘Rhythms & Aromas of Northeast India’ is being held in multiple stages across the entire region where local talents will be identified, mentored, groomed and provided a stage to perform alongside celebrated artistes of the region and other parts of the country.
The mammoth three-months-long exercise also includes a unique music conference where stakeholders of the music industry will be invited to deliberate on latest musical trends as well as the business side of music.
The Society’s Founder Secretary Aiyushman Dutta said that a team of co-ordinators from all the north-eastern States have been working tirelessly to identify new progressive musical talents and groups.
“Once the artistes and bands are selected, they will get the unique opportunity to interact and get mentored by the veterans of the Indian music industry and learn about the latest trends in the industry.” He said.