Imphal Talkies N' The Howlers sing for Dr Kishan...

Ozzyjane Laishram (Source: E-pao.net)

Triggering off protest against the current social and political turmoil in Manipur, Imphal Talkies N' The Howlers dedicate a song titled Ballad of Kishan to late Dr Thingnam Kishan and his staff members, brutally murdered by cadres of NSCN(IM).

"We dedicate our work to Dr. Th. Kishan and it is a wakeup call to the region's slumbering masses and the authorities that constantly neglect the pain of suppressions experienced by the people for decades," says Ronid (Akhu) Chingangbam, lead member of the band Imphal Talkies N' The Howler.

Imphal Talkies speak up loud

by Oinam Doren
Friday, 11 February 2011

Rolling Stone magazine calls them ‘the new voice of Manipur and the new voice of the Northeast’. Imphal Talkies is actually the name of a cinema theatre in front of Kangla fort which used to screen only ‘A’ rated movies, which in a conservative society like Manipur and in a small town like Imphal, was ahead of the times. Deriving their name from the theatre the band members with PhD & MPhil degrees, write lyrics contemporary or ahead of their times and get invitations to perform not only in music concerts but also during public protest. Their first album Tiddim Road was released in 2009 with the support of e-pao.net, a decade old popular news portal of Manipuris around the world. Recently the band released a single titled ‘Eche’ (sister) to commemorate Irom Sharmila’s ten year struggle against AFSPA 58 and it has been widely distributed and shared in the internet. We catch up with Imphal Talkies in the Shallow River studio during the recording session of the song.

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