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The Prelude to Hornbill Festival in Kisama, Nagaland, offers a lively fusion of music, regional food, and traditional festivities.

As part of ‘Prelude to Hornbill Festival’, a two day food and music festival will take place from November 24 to 25 at imagi.Land, Kisama near Kohima.

The tenacious Paolenthang Tuboi, who is also known by his stage name MC Olen, has caught the attention of music lovers by spitting rhymes in multiple languages. Read on to know all about this upcoming rapper and the motivation behind his music. Eastern Mirror: Tell us about your early years and your involvement with music. MC Olen: I was very passionate about singing so I started singing when I was eight-year-old during my Sunday school days. I also participated in Kids for fame season 2 in the ...

Our Correspondent Kohima, June 18 (EMN): With a glittering and solemn ceremony, the Musician Guilds presented the MG Music Awards at the Regional Centre of Excellence for Music and Performing Arts (RCEMPA) located at Jotsoma, Kohima on Saturday evening. Nominees, performers and fans packed the hall with cheers and thunders of claps to make the night a memorable one for the winners. The judges for the awards were Shalmali, an Indian pop sensation, song-writer and composer who won best female play...

Our Correspondent Kohima, June 16 (EMN): As part of the second edition of the Musician Guilds’ red carpet event, a music award ceremony would be held for the musicians of Northeast India. The event is slated to be held on June 18 (Saturday) at RCEMPA in Jotsoma, Kohima from 5 pm onwards. This was announced during a press conference held at The Heritage addressed by Musician Guilds, President Melekhoto Pucho;  Advisor, Yanpvuo Kikon and members Mengu Suokhrie, Kevisa Khamo; Metet Jamir and oth...

Frederik Alves discusses a New York bid, Oliver Mintzlaff (kinda) shoots down the Mario Gomez rumors, and Markus Schopp struggles at Barnsley in this week’s links