Grammy
Nominated Rock|Fusion band – Abiogenesis from Nagaland today announced the
making of its official music video ‘Voices
In Kisama’.
The
‘Voices In Kisama’ was be premiered
in national television VH1 on May 22, 2015 in the India Rules
section and will be followed by the telecast in other national
channels like MTV Indies, 9XO, Songdew in India. Internationally, the music
video will be telecasted in BBTV, USA, a TV show series which has exclusive
national airtime to over 15 million viewers
on 9 major cable companies with broadcast times in Nashville, Manhattan,
Brooklyn, San Francisco, New
Jersey, Down the Jersey Shore, Nevada, California, New Mexico and many other
cities and towns across the US
and in Go Indie TV Roku Channel in the UK, Canada and the USA.
Speaking
more on the occasion, Moa Subong –
Founding member and Guitarist, Abiogenesis said, “Voices In Kisama is an instrumental piece with the two new Naga bamboo
musical instruments Bamhum & Tikzik being played in the video. Most of the
footages have been shoot live in Kisama during Hornbill festival 2014. Through
this song, Abiogenesis intends to promote not only Naga Howey music but also tell and show to the world about the
colourful Hornbill festival held at Kisama annually.”
Abiogenesis
teamed up with North-East premier production house, Creovaent Productions to
make the music video. The video has been directed by Prithish and Puja Chakraborty,
Director of Photography was done by Betoka Swu, Editing was done by Jhulan
Krishna Mahanta, Executive Producer was Banashree Chowdhury and Production
Controller was Pito Swu.
Adding
more about the music video, Puja
Chakraborty, Co-founder, Creovaent Production said,”It was a challenge for us to shoot the video live during Hornbill
Festival, but it was fun. Working with Abiogenesis was very good, as they
trusted us and gave us complete freedom in the creative process. We shot the
video in record 48 hours and hope that people will love to watch something new
from us. We look forward to work with them again.”
The year 2015 also happens to be the 10th
anniversary year of Bamhum and Naga Howeymusic. Bamhum was unveiled by the
then Governor of Meghalaya Shri M.M. Jacob on 3rd May 2005 during the International Bamboo Fest at Shillong. As part of
the anniversary, preparation is on for a 100 piece Bamhum Ensemble performance later this
year in a major function.
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