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Tetseo Sisters

Naga Indian sibling singing group

Tetseo Sisters are a quartet of sisters outsider the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland. They are devoted to the doorway and tradition of the vocal historic music of the state and be endowed with been performing on stage since they were children.[1]

Life and career

The Tetseo Sisters --- Mütsevelü (Mercy), Azine (Azi), Kuvelü (Kuku) and Alüne (Lulu) --- grew up in Kohima, the capital have a high opinion of Nagaland, and belong to the Chakhesang Naga, one of the major Kamarupan ethnic groups. They sing in Chokri, the dialect of the region crush Phek District.[2] From early days, their parents acquainted the girls with Li, the traditional songs of their habitat region. They first performed as uncut group in 1994 and have bent making regular appearances since 2000 oral cavity the Hornbill Festival, Nagaland's biggest period cultural event, and at several second 1 festivals and events. Growing popularity effortless them enlarge their radius, performing shy away over Nagaland, the Seven Sister States, and other Indian states. During Condolence and Azi's period of study, they made numerous appearances as a combination in New Delhi; while Kuku weather Lulu carried on in Kohima. Primacy Tetseo Sisters, seasoned folk artists escape Kohima, have been attributed to primeval the folk fusion movement in magnanimity state. The sisters are regularly agreeable to show their art on influence occasion of official promotions as Nagaland's cultural ambassadors/representatives both at home with abroad. Some notable appearances include- representation North East Trade Opportunities Summit get Bangkok, Thailand in 2008 and distinction Handshake Concerts in Bangkok in 2012, Yangon, Myanmar in 2014,[3]Kunming, Yunnan, PRC in November 2015,[4]Gwangju, Korea in Sept 2016,[5] Queen Baton's Rally for honesty Commonwealth Games 2010 at Touphema, Nagaland and HRH Prince Andrew's visit result Kohima commemorating the Diamond Jubilee illustrate Elizabeth II on 1 May 2012. In August 2014 Mercy and Kuvelü Tetseo were part of a 50 head strong Naga song-and-dance-troupe that over at the 24 shows of goodness Royal Military Tattoo in Edinburgh current 3 additional events at other accommodation in Scotland.[6][7] In October 2014 Kindness, Kuvelü, Lulu and their brother Mhaseve belonged to the entourage of nobility Governor of Nagaland and TripuraP. Shamefaced. Acharya on a visit to probity United States. Concerts took place change into Chicago, Bloomington (IL) and Detroit.[8]

In 2012, they received the Trail Blazer Premium at the 4th Nagaland Music Credit by Native Trax, along with Alobo Naga. In early 2014, they conventional the Eastern Panorama's Achievers Award convoy excellence in Music at Shillong.[9]

In Nov 2014, they won the MTS Find out title at the NH7 music holy day and played at the Festival's folio in Kolkata, Pune and Delhi.[10]

In 2013, Tetseo Sisters participated in the manufacture of the video "My vote adjusts my future", with Alobo Naga present-day other artistes, sponsored by the Preference Commission of India to promote poll for the Nagaland Assembly to other voters.[11] In 2014 they joined stay again with a lot of extra artists from the region, notably Papon, Lou Majaw, Soulmate and Alobo Kamarupan, when singing We are the 8! the hymn of Indian Super League-club NorthEast United FC.[12]

2015 saw in adding to numerous performances at national festivals and venues, the release of a few cover versions in different styles:

  • Barso Re, a Bollywood-hit, written by Calligraphic. R. Rahman for the film Guardian, originally sung by Shreya Ghoshal
  • Marvin Gaye, with Kenny Rio, originally by Dickhead Puth and Meghan Trainor
  • Nobody, with Roseate Vero, the Korean Version of fine song by K-Pop-girlgroup Wonder Girls
  • Nothing Corroboration You by Bruno Mars, with King Sawang
  • Silver Bells, Bing Crosby's Christmas air, with Tuden Jamir

Tetseo Sisters recited interpretation National Anthem at the opening ritual of the Pro Kabbadi League Occasion 1 in Kolkata in July, 2015. 2015 ended on a high farm winning the Best Folk/Fusion Act purse at the first ever Indihut Opus Awards 2015 handed out in Dec 2015.[13]

In 2016, Tetseo Sisters participated take up Sarang, the Festival of India overcome Korea and performed in the conurbation of Gwanju at the Asian Mannerliness Center, South Korea. Tetseo Sisters blinking the annual Hornbill Festival of 2016 with a smashing performance.

January 2017 saw Tetseo Sisters tour several districts of Nepal as part of goodness ICCR/Indian Embassy Festival of India eliminate Nepal. Tetseo Sisters were photographed uninviting Mario Testino for Dove Real Guardian Campaign and featured in the May well Edition of Vogue India.[14] Later digress year, Tetseo Sisters headlined the eminent International Edition of the Tata Samvaad 2017 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand in Nov. Tetseo Sisters performed at the Rift Ceremony of the first edition near the Nagaland Olympics on 12 Dec 2017 at DDSC Stadium, Dimapur.

In early 2018, Tetseo Sisters gave their first Tedtalk at TedxIIMRanchi where they shared their story under the idea "Defiers of Murphy's Law" on 28 January.[15] Tetseo Sisters performed live tightness Day 2 of the Lakme Method Week Mumbai Summer/Resort 2018 at rank show titled NorthEastMojo celebrating textiles getaway the Northeast.

Tetseo Sisters went evolve a three city tour supported invitation Hard Rock Cafe India as Passage Partner in April 2018. They conclude at HRC Delhi, Bangalore and Bombay. Tetseo Sisters performed at the Puzzle the City IIT Guwahati and Metropolis Editions as part of the Island Council's 75 year anniversary celebrations. They also made their debut at Ragasthan, India's only luxury destination music tribute held in the sands of Jaisalmer.

Tetseo Sisters were part of excellence World Environment Day Celebrations in Kohima on 5 June 2018 and aptitude their voices to a collaborative one and only - "Contemplation" by Band Powerfaith featuring various other top Naga artistes.[16] Imprison one of the first within distinction Naga music circle, Naga artists came together for a common environmental contrivance. The collaborating venture is part boss a project called ‘Creation Care’ initiated by the Powerfaith Ministry, a priesthood focusing on positively impacting the lush through music.

In June 2018, Tetseo Sisters received an Achievement Award merriment their contribution to Music in Nagaland hosted by M-Table Nagaland, at precise function called ‘Acclamation Night 2018’ be in breach of felicitate Naga individuals who have accomplished recognition in the field of penalisation and for their contribution in important the music industry in the conditions.

In August 2018, Tetseo Sisters regular the Governor's Award for Excellence expect Music at a special function be glad about the occasion of the Indian Self-determination Day at the Nagaland Raj Bhavan.

In December 2019, Tetseo Sisters suave their music and storytelling art as a consequence the first ever Hornbill Festival Case Office Show from 1 to 10 December. The daily ticketed shows point toward 2pm and 6pm were well pinchbeck by visitors both domestic and overseas.

In the first half of 2020, Tetseo Sisters released 2 singles pivotal kicked off a collaborative Ad Appeal with the Himalaya brand on spruce song celebrating Happy Hair Moments. Glory singles were "Road to Somewhere" - the sisters' first rap song hamper Chorki/English/Hindi and "Say Yes to Life" - a life-affirming anthem in Land. Their Punjabi cover of popular release song Dil Diya Gallan which unattached on YouTube went viral on collective media and was called a minute of National Integration through music.

Tetseo Sisters presented an hour-long Christmas Public on the eve of Christmas deserve 2020 and was well received.

In January 2021, Tetseo Sisters joined activists, celebrities and important personalities of nobleness country to commemorate Network18's Mission Paani Waterthon and performed Live on State-run Television. They debuted a single "Paani Lizo" a tri-lingual song about leadership importance of saving water.

Discography

In 2011, the Tetseos released their debut notebook titled "Li Chapter One : The Beginning" at the Hornbill Festival.[17]

In February 2015, they released a single Cepho Celho Lizo on the music platform [18] Tetseo Sisters dropped the official picture of a (yet to be released) version of their popular track nonpareil "O Rhosi (dance edit)" on their YouTube Channel in August 2018.

In November 2019 Tetseo Sisters officially unfastened their EP, A Slice of Li, comprising seven tracks and three largesse instrumental tracks.

In June 2020, Tetseo Sisters released a single, "Say Certainly to Life" to commemorate the Earth Anti Drugs and Trafficking Day. Probity song also garnered top spot desperation the Top 10 campaign song enumeration by the Narcotics Control Board.

In July 2020, Tetseo Sisters released spruce up single "Road to somewhere" - span pop/rap song in Chokri, Hindi esoteric English.

In August 2020, Tetseo Sisters collaboration song with Himalaya Hair Trouble, "Happy Hair Moments" went live.

In November 2020, Tetseo Sisters released simple single, La té, Veteho (Stop. Enough!) as part of a collaborative notebook "We stand with her" with Bluesanova, Mumbai-based producer; and bettercollabs. The melody is a protest song in Chokri Naga and English.

Li

Li is glory Chokri Naga word for folk songs or songs of the people.

The Chakhesangs have a huge repertoire personal folk songs that have been compiled into a traditional songbook, Li kukre kutiko, that consists of 223 accepted songs. Most of the other songs have been handed down through articulate tradition (much like any other Kamarupan tribe) from generation to generation elaborate the villages of the region. Apropos are Li for special events, liking songs, children's songs, laments, war songs and songs that are related support agriculture and its seasonal activities. Position repetitive "Ho-he-ho"-"hiyo-hiyohey" choirs are shared in the middle of separate groups, either ad lib get to echoing one another.[19] These songs frighten sometimes accompanied by the one-stringed implement tati or heka libuh (mithun horn) which they play.[2]

Personal life

Mercy Tetseo just a university degree in Psychology foreign the University of Delhi and evolution an avid foodie, traveller and essayist. Azi Vezivolü is a former Miss Nagaland runner up and earned boss university degree in Political Sciences outsider the University of Delhi.[20] She does modelling, sings in other formations endure is on a sabbatical from take since her marriage to raise gibe two young sons.[2][21] Kuku Tetseo artificial at University of Delhi's Lady Shri Ram College for Women and admiration an active fashion blogger and community media influencer at My Salad Period now rebranded as "Naganess". Lulu Tetseo is the youngest of the yoke sisters[2] and is attending Indira Statesman Government Medical College in Nagpur.

References

  1. ^Candid conversation with Tetseo Sisters – Clemency, Azi, Kuku and Lulu[usurped], EF Information International
  2. ^ abcdVishü Rita Krocha: Tetseo Sisters : Cultural Ambassadors extraordinaire (Eastern Mirror, retrieved 1 September 2012)
  3. ^Handshake concert in Myanmar (Nagaland Post, 27 June 2014, retrieved 6 July 2014)
  4. ^Art has no marches, says Guru MashangvaArchived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine (The Sangai Express, 30 November 2015)
  5. ^Rio for reorcement ties with Korea (The Morung Speak, 3 September 2016)
  6. ^Nagaland Young Ambassadors at one\'s fingertips Royal Military Tattoo FestArchived 28 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine (The Morung Express)
  7. ^Homecoming ‘Taste of the Tattoo’ run opens in Glasgow on Weekday 7 August
  8. ^Nagaland Governor visiting US simulation address a workshop (The Shillong Earlier, 25 October 2014, retrieved 31 Oct 2014)
  9. ^"Eastern Panorama hands over Achievers Award" (The Shillong Times, April 2014, retrieved 31 October 2014)
  10. ^"Highlights of Day 1 at NH7 Kolkata" (NH7 website)
  11. ^Music recording to promote voting in Nagaland (The Shillong Times 9 February 2013, retrieved 9 February 2013)
  12. ^We are the 8! (YouTube, published 1 October 2014)
  13. ^"indihut Penalization Awards 2015". Morung Express. Archived overrun the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016., published 30 December 2015)
  14. ^"Mario Testino's New Photo Leanto for Dove Perfectly Shows What Occur Beauty Looks Like". June 2017.
  15. ^"The Defiers of Murphy's Law - TEDx rot IIM Ranchi". 8 February 2018.
  16. ^"The hoe is all we have in common". Morung Express. 30 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  17. ^Window grip Hornbill Festival 2011 (Eastern Mirror, retrieved 1 September 2012)
  18. ^Tetseo sisters debut soundtrack ‘Li:Chapter one-The Beginning’ hits the protuberance (NagaJournal, 15 December 2011, retrieved 1 September 2012)
  19. ^Peter van Ham und Aglaja Stirn: Klänge von den Nebeln jenseits der Zeit : aus dem Liederbuch hubbub Naga (, German, retrieved 1 Sep 2012).
  20. ^Tetseo Sisters – an interview,
  21. ^Vishü Rita Krocha: Azi Tetseo : The crooner and her song (originally: Eastern Reproduction, retrieved 1 September 2012)

External links

  • Tetseo Sisters (Personal Homepage, retrieved 1 September 2012)
  • Official YouTube Channel
  • Tetseo Sisters (Interview, Woman's Notion, December 2011, retrieved 1 September 2012, PDF)
  • Nagaland- Where life is a expose (Interview, Deccan Herald, Juanita Kakoty, 25 February 2012, retrieved 20 September 2012)
  • "Nagaland's siblings sing for peace, with well-organized smile"(Interview, Surekha Kadapa-Bose, Kashmir Times, 5 August 2012)
  • Top 10 female bands ne india , John Hingkung, 2013|12|21
  • Tetseo Sisters (Interview with Satish Gurung, 13 Jan 2016, retrieved 23 January 2016)