Nagaland Singing Ambassadors mesmerize Shillong

Renowned for his unique musical artistry, conductor and composer, Lipokmar Tzudir’s name had preceded him even before he reached Shillong with his choir, the ‘Nagaland Singing Ambassadors’.  With much anticipation and abated breath, the people waited to see the ‘Nagaland Singing Ambassadors’ performing at the Soso Tham Auditorium, Shillong (State Central Library) on June 28.  Lou Majaw the most popular musician from Shillong hosted the show and introduced the choir.  Everyone was mesmerized as they started with James Swu’s astounding Naga Choral composition based on a Sema folk motif.  As they belted out one song after the other, they took the audience through mountain tops; down through the forest and the peaceful meadows especially when Tzudir played the wind pipe called the ‘Bamhum’, the soft controlled hum after the thunderous sounds quieted our spirits. Without any musical instruments except the ‘Bamhum’ or the occasional drum and piano, he and his choir produced music like a full orchestra using only their voices. The popular song ‘Circle of life’ from the musical Lion King was one example where every sound (animal sounds, river gushing, rustling leaves etc.) heard in the original sound track was replicated by using just their voices. It left the audience in awe. They ended the evening with an amazingly rearranged Hindi song from the film Kismat,  ‘Lakhon hain yahan…’ leaving the older ones with a sense of nostalgia of yester years and the younger ones with great appreciation that a film song could be reproduced so well. “There definitely was a smile on every face as we left the hall”, says Atola Supong, Director, New Woman Ministry, Shillong. She congratulated Lipokmar Tzudir and the Nagaland Singing Ambassadors for an evening of music above par, as well as acknowledge NEZCC, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India and Department of Art and Culture, Govt. of Meghalaya for facilitating this opportunity for the Shillong Music enthusiasts.  “It is imprinted in our memory even after they are long gone. We hope they will revisit Shillong soon”, adds Atola.

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