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Alobo Achümi (born 6 May 1984), known professionally as Alobo Naga, is an Indian singer and songwriter from Nagaland.[1] He rose to fame with his debut album, Road of a Thousand Dreams.[2] He has hosted his talk show, The Alobo Naga Show, since July 2021.
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Alobo Naga was born on 6 May 1984 in Kohima, Nagaland to a Naga family. He did his schooling from Charity School, Kohima; Assembly of God School, Dimapur; Greenwood School, Kuda; and completed his B.A. in Political science from Patkai Christian College in Chümoukedima. He later attended University of Delhi from 2004 to 2007.
In 2008, he left his full-time job at a construction firm and began studying music.
In 2010, he formed Alobo Naga & The Band (ANTB) and launched his first album in Nagaland.[3]
The band rose to fame in 2011 with their video single "Painted Dreams". It premiered in August 2011 on VH1. Later that year, Alobo Naga & The Band started touring the world.
His second album, Kini was launched in 2017.[4]
On 25 February 2019, mobs who were protesting (against the Arunachal Government's decision to provide permanent residence certificates to non-Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe residents) set ablaze his band's vehicle containing all their musical instruments at the venue of the Itanagar International Film Festival (IIFF). Protesters burnt several other vehicles and buildings. He was among the many other artists from other northeastern states who were in Arunachal Pradesh to perform at the 1st Itanagar International Film Festival.[5][6]
He is the Founder and Director of Musik-A also known as Alobo Naga School of Music. He has also found success on Youtube with his talk show The Alobo Naga Show.[7]
On 20 March 2022, Alobo Naga in his Instagram post announced his engagement with Kiniholi Jakha, a former flight attendant for Jet Airways.[8] On 21 October 2022, they married at the Agri Expo, Chümoukedima.
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