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Frozen Heart performs at the Rocklore 2018 The North East Folk Fusion Music Festival at Don Bosco Institute AC Hall in Dimapur on Thursday, 05 July 2018. Photo by Caisii Mao[/caption]
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A member from Shape A Shade performs at the Rocklore 2018 The North East Folk Fusion Music Festival at Don Bosco Institute AC Hall in Dimapur on Thursday, 05 July 2018. Photo by Caisii Mao[/caption]
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Brainstorm Island performs at the Rocklore 2018 The North East Folk Fusion Music Festival at Don Bosco Institute AC Hall in Dimapur on Thursday, 05 July 2018. Photo by Caisii Mao[/caption]
Abiogenesis, a folk fusion band from Nagaland said that the band wanted to 'create a space' where young upcoming artists can play their original piece. The band members said this during the 5th edition of the North East Indigenous Music Festival held on July 5 at Ac Hall of Don Bosco Institute in Dimapur.
The music festival with theme 'Rocklore' was organised by the Abiogenesis Society and sponsored by North East Council of Shillong.
Raising concerns at the Naga artists’ heavy dependence on covers, Moa of Abiogenesis said, ‘it will lead them to copyright issues.’ The main reason for providing such platform is to encourage young artists of the Northeast region to compose and create their own music instead of singing someone else’s, he added.
Lead vocalist of the band Arenla spoke about the theme of the night, ‘Rocklore.’ She maintains, ‘it is a fusion of rock and folk’ and a fusion where different cultures and variety of music meets to deliver originality of music.
Conveying message to the booming artists, Arenla said, ‘if you do something you are passionate about, you will find happiness, which, will cure all hurdles of life like a medicine.' Further, she encouraged the young artists to think unique and develop one's sense of style when it comes to music.
Altogether ten bands from across the country performed including five from Nagaland.
The bands from Nagaland includes Frozen Heart, Shape A Shade, Abiogenesis, Tune Up Channel and Brainstorm Island. The bands from other parts of the country includes Ambush from Diphu, Wine O’ Clock (Guwahati), Lo Peninsula of (Imphal), Bhooma Trio (Shillong) and Fiddlecraft from Pune.
Eastern Mirror Desk 
