Throwback Thursday #8 | Ema Gi Wari (‘Stories of My Mother’) | A Session by Ronidkumar Chingangbam aka Akhu | September 10, 2020 | 06:00 PM
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA)
invites you to
Ema Gi Wari (‘Stories of My Mother’): A Performance of Songs
by
Ronidkumar Chingangbam aka Akhu
under
Throwback Thursdays with IFA
invites you to
Ema Gi Wari (‘Stories of My Mother’): A Performance of Songs
by
Ronidkumar Chingangbam aka Akhu
under
Throwback Thursdays with IFA
Thursday, September 10, 2020 | 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | Zoom
As the lockdown and call for physical distancing continue, we, at IFA, are discovering new ways of engaging with technology and online platforms to share the work of our grantees. We are delighted to introduce a virtual series of conversations, film screenings, and performances titled Throwback Thursdays with IFA, where everyone is welcome.
Don’t miss the next session by Ronidkumar Chingangbam aka Akhu, a singer/songwriter and poet. Join us to listen to songs from his album titled Ema Gi Wari. The performance will be followed by an experience sharing where he will talk about the research and journeys for his musical work on the lives and stories of Manipuri diasporas. The session will be moderated by Sumana Chandrashekar, Programme Lead, IFA.
Ronidkumar Chingangbam aka Akhu received two grants from India Foundation for the Arts, under the Arts Practice programme.
Click here and register to join us at the discussion on zoom.
The discussion will also be streamed live on our facebook page - no prior registration required to join the live streaming.
The projects supported by IFA enabled Akhu to research, create and disseminate a musical performance based on notions of Manipuri identity that lie embedded in literature and folklore of the Meitei diaspora, spread across Assam and Bangladesh. Through extensive field trips and interviews, the project explored the histories, stories, and songs of the Meitei community and its subsequent migration, to understand the constructions and erasures of identity - both within and outside of Manipur.
The projects supported by IFA enabled Akhu to research, create and disseminate a musical performance based on notions of Manipuri identity that lie embedded in literature and folklore of the Meitei diaspora, spread across Assam and Bangladesh. Through extensive field trips and interviews, the project explored the histories, stories, and songs of the Meitei community and its subsequent migration, to understand the constructions and erasures of identity - both within and outside of Manipur.