Tetseo sisters biography sample
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The Tetseo Sisters Mütsevelü (Mercy), Azine (Azi), Kuvelü (Kuku) and Alüne (Lulu) live in Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, and belong to the Chakhesang Naga tribe, one of the major Naga tribes. They sing in Chokri, the dialect of the region around early days, their parents acquainted the girls with Li, the traditional songs of their home region. They first performed as a group in and have been making regular appearances since at the Hornbill festival, Nagaland's biggest annual cultural event and several other festivals and events. Growing popularity made them enlarge their radius, performing all over Nagaland, the Seven Sister States, and other Indian states. During Mercy and Azi's period of study, they made appearances as a duo in New Delhi; while Kuku and Lulu carried on in Kohima. The sisters are regularly invited to show their art on the occasion of official promotions as Nagaland's cultural ambassadors/representatives both at home and abroad. Some notable appeara
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Northeast India
Group of Indian states
This article is about the North Eastern Region (NER) of India. For other uses, see Northeast (disambiguation).
Place in India
Northeast India North Eastern Region (NER) | |
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From top, left to right: Sela Pass, Majuli, Manipur, Living root bridge, Mizoram, Mokokchung, The Rock Wall, Sikkim | |
| Coordinates: 26°N91°E / 26°N 91°E / 26; 91 | |
| Country | &#;India |
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| Largest city | Guwahati |
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&#;•&#;Total | ,&#;km2 (,&#;sq&#;mi) |
&#;•&#;Total | 45,, |
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| Time zone | UTC+ (Indian Standard Time) |
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Northeast India, officially the North Eastern Region (NER), is the easternmost region of India representing both a geographic and political administrative division of the country.[18] It comprises eight states—Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, M
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They have scaled heights as the new Cultural Ambassadors as they are popularly known as and have gone places taking their &#;Li&#;, which, they call &#;the people&#;s music&#;.
The Tetseo Sisters comprising of four begåvad sisters including Mercy, Azi , Kuvelü and Alüne have carved a niche for themselves in the Music industry even as they strive to promote the unique &#;Chokri Li&#; literally meaning &#;Folksong in the Chokri dialect of the Chakhesang Naga tribe&#;, often accompanied by the indigenous Naga one stringed instrument called the &#;Tati/Heka Libuh&#;.
In their words, &#;none of us Nagas really know how the tradition of folk-singing began except that it has always been an integral part of Naga life. Li have colourful history. They tell us about how life was, what were the important stuff for our people for example, the virtues of women, discipline, family, courage, or oral records of great battles, acts of bravery and simple descriptions of daily life. Peop