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BAMBOO BEAUTIES
Pena from Manipur is a mono-
SOULFUL SISTERS stringed instrument in the

shape of a bow. Tawtawrawt
The Northeast is a very musical region. Music and culture from Mizoram has bamboo
go hand in hand and there are diff erent songs for diff erent tubes from smallest to biggest
purposes. Let us look at the musical tradition of the region. in the shape of a trumpet!

MANIPURI MARVEL LEPCHA LYRICS

MANIPUR SIKKIM
KhullongIshei is a kind of folk song that is sung in the There is a song of the Lepchas called Kurfok Ling Darju
villages of Manipur by the Meities. These songs are all Lyang. It invokes a sense of pride in the community
completely improvised and people adapt/compose the and reminds them of their past. It talks about the
lyrics as they go along. Therefore, the songs and the tune extent of their homeland and their ancestors.
vary from person to person. This folk music is common We are Rong, the kin of Changzod Athing, the heirs
to the people inhabiting Manipur. of Thikung Tek, the masters of Ne Mayel Lyang.
Avantika Sinha, Class 8 B, Global Indian International School, Ahmedabad We are Rong, the righteous ones, never parting with
Theme our motherland, bound to defend Ne Mayel Lyang.
They sing these songs while they
work in the fi elds or go fi shing.
These songs have descriptions
of emotions, people, places, and
situations. The songs are often love
songs.

Tap your feet
to the Naga
beat!

SISTERS SING ACTIVITY: SONG
OF THE BOATMEN!
NAGALAND
Did you know that rivers
Tetseo Sisters is a famous musical band from Nagaland.
infl uence the music of
They belong to the Chakhesang tribe and sing in composer S.D. Burman and
Chokri dialect.
we cannot forget his soulful
O Rhosi! - Rhosi! Rhosi! river songs? He belonged to
O Rhosi! - Rhosi! Rhosi! Tripura and the Bhatiyali songs
O Rhosi! - Rhosi! of the rivers had a lasting impression on him. These songs
Rhosi! refl ect the musical interaction between the rivers and the
Do she mori, do boatmen. For eg.
küdatele.
ओरे माँझी, ओरे माँझी
Uhe lü he, lohe li a
zho. मेरे साजन हैं उस पार, मैं
मनमार, हूँ इस पार
(O Rhosi!’ is a song of the
changing times. Rhosi is ओ मेरे माँझी अब की बार
a wild fl ower of Nagaland. ले चल पार, ले चल पार
The song is a call to live life Write lyrics of a song, taking the river as the backdrop, in
to the fullest, and to celebrate
Illustration by Prachi Joshi
rebirth and spring.) your own local language.
Adrija Bhattacharjee, Class 7 A, Apeejay School, Park Street, Kolkata

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