A new genre musical concert
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 07 2014:
A concert on new musical genre fusion with Western and Hindustani music instruments will be staged for the music lovers of the State on August 17, 2014 at BOAT.
Announcing it in a press meet held at Manipur Press Club Imphal, the secretary of the Yumjao Mayum Living Art Academy Y Bhumeshwor stated that his Academy is trying to reintroduce Manipur in the world music across the globe with the new music instrument re-discovered out of the Shadin Landin and Tanyei � two traditional percussion instruments.
Describing the geometrical dimension of the two instruments, the dimensional area of Shadin Landin and Tanyei are 12X3 and 3X3 ft respectively.
With these two musical instruments accompanied with western and Hindustani instruments, a music concert based on Natya Sastra and Natta Shangkritan will be staged on August 17, Bhumeshwor heralded, adding that the variety of percussion such as Sadin Landin, Tanyei, Meitei Pung, Dhulok, Langden, Violin, Guitar, Shembung and Keyboard will be displayed.
The Padmashree awardee Thanil and Guru Ibetombi were also present during the press meet.