Music of Tripura

This article "Music of Tripura", documents the music native to Tripura a state of India that has produced a wide variety of folk music. The musician Hemanta Jamatia gained major renown beginning in about 1979, when he became a musical representative for the separatist Tripura National Volunteers. He later on surrendered and returned to normal life, dedicating his work to the folk music of the Tripuri people. In recognition of his contributions to folk and modern music in the Tripuri language, he was awarded the highest honour in the field of music by the Government of India's Sangeet Natak Academy.

Tripuri folk music

Tripuris use musical instruments like the kham made of wood and animal skin, the Sumui (flute) made of bamboo, Sarinda, Chongpreng, Dangdu and cymbals are very famous and popular among indigenous Tripuri people.^[1]

Notable musicians from Tripura

Thanga Darlong (born 1920) is a folk music artist from Tripura, who is notable for playing and preserving the legacy of the tribal instrument the "Rosem", he was listed in Guinness World Records 2024 edition as the Oldest Male Folk Musician, then aged 98 years 319 days^[2]

References

1. Sanajaoba, Naorem (1988). Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-853-2.
2. "Oldest Folk Musician (Male)".