1.The North East wind :- The land where the myth meets magic. The tiny northeastern part of India is better known to the world as North East India. This comprises of seven states called the ‘seven sisters?--Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, and Tripura.
Here the music shows the traditional way of life of north easterners particularly the Manipuri people. The beginning of the day is associated with sacred chanting of the God and is pronounce as ‘Hayum Haya? the bell of the temples, the sound of Pena [the ancient Manipuri bow instruments], the sound of bullock cards and sound of the rolling bamboo signify the various activities of the peoples of this area. The beautiful pentatonic music represents the joyful life and the spirit of wisdom of Manipuri people. The rhythm of the Manipuri traditional drum [Pung] which is playing in such a way that sometimes the sound resembles of the mountain locomotive and it also shows how the people leave their house for the work in the morning, walking in the mountainous road, walking in village road in particular file, working in the paddy field. The sound of the bullock cards and singing of the man in high pitch at the end of the music indicates the return journey and showing symbol of gratitude to the existence.
2.Remembering :-The melody of this music is based on Manipuri folk song. The confluence of the modern guitar playing in the folk style, the simple harmony pad and traditional Manipuri bamboo flute high lightened this music piece This music brings forth memories of yesteryears of the composers. The flute and the guitar portraying the nostalgic memories of the land of celebration ‘Manipur?
3.Brahmaputra: ---The Brahmaputra is the name of a mighty river, which is originated from the Himalayan region of Tibetans Plateau and enters India after traveling hundreds of kilometers across Tibet as the Tsangpo river from its birth place near the holy lake of Manasarovar. This magnificent river is deeply linked with the people and history of Assam. The music is based on the Bihu festival of Assam where Brahmaputra plays an important part of the social and culture of the Assamese people. Sound of the water in the beginning of the tracks along with the beautiful sound of santoor [an ancient Himalayan folk instruments with hundred strings] shows the origin of the river and slow and the playful sound of bamboo flute indicates the long journey as well as the entering of this river to the Indian soil specially the valley of Assam .The sound of Madal [an ancient Himalayan percussion] and flute create a special sound effect which shows the nature and environmental conditions of this region. Middle portion of the melody shows the harvesting festival with more joyful rhythm, thus the journey of this great river comes to an end when it reaches the mighty Ocean.
4.The light within :-It is an offering depicting the human emotions and act of surrender to the supreme creator. This music is based on an ancient Manipuri epic called ‘The Khamba Thoibi? Here the composer tried to create a vivid atmosphere of the variegated emotions associated with human being. The pentatonic scale using in this music express the dream like quality as well as the helpless ness and it also shown the soft unquestioning inward and act of surrendering to the existence. The ancient voice of Manipur along with the Manipuri bamboo flute [toudri] creates a mystic atmosphere of an ancient valley.
5.Himalayan Whisper: -The Himalayas, the symbol of divinity beauty of the nature is a place where the mind is full of bliss. Here the musician tries to sketch a panoramic view of this beautiful atmosphere. The lush and green slopes, the villages which is surrounded by the green pastures and snow caped peaks, the valley of dense pine trees and Deodar trees, the sound of those numerous streams from the mountain, the colorful dresses of the villagers, cattles on the hill slopes, the farmers with their bullock cards, boatman of those Himalayan rivers and lakes. The amazing range and richness sound of the bamboo flute with Santoor [the ancient Himalayan hundred string instrument] indicates the wholeness of the natural beauty of the Himalayas Mountain. The rhythm of the boatman’s oars, sound of the bullock card and the mountain wind gives the soul of this music. The sonorously rich and haunting melody of this flute symbolized the whispering of the Mountain, thus the subtle musical charm of the flute and santoor explores the eternal realm of human soul.
6.Way to you: -The music embodies the spirit of devotions and act of surrender to the existence. It also gives a special atmosphere of calmness and meditation. The music is based on the various dance forms of Manipur, which are depicting the various God and Goddess stories, various seasons, festivals as well as the whole life circle of the human being. The gracious Pena [ancient Manipuri string instrument] with full of romantic emotions and haunting sound of bamboo flute vibrates afar conjures up a land of mist and innocent, that is the land of celebration [Manipur]. The various rhythmic patterns of different drums show the beautiful movements of the dancers. The melody is the depiction of celebration of life and it also shows the welcoming of various seasons and people of the world. Thus the music tries to take you to the elevated esoteric beauty of the God, s land.
7.Dancing with the you: -- This light, happy and lively piece of music indicates the rejoicing and celebrating life of the Manipuri youth .It also express the natural beauty and joy of the spring season. The sound of bamboo rubbing, the rhythm of the bamboo crushing along with bamboo flute and ancient Pena [string instrument] in the beginning of the music shows the beautiful Bamboo dance of Manipuri boys and the girl. The music tries to create an atmosphere of joy of romance and happiness of being together. Gradually the percussions are added to the rhythm section and create another beautiful rhythmic dance call Thabal Chongba [the Moon dance] and it also represent the Hindu springtime festival of Holi. During the time of holi the youth squirt colored powder and water over each other, thus the youthful sound of bamboo flute and violin try to create the picture of this festival, the only time where the girls and boys can share their heart openly in Manipur.
8.Call of the Wild: -- The music piece shows the message of peace, harmony and love of the human being. Manipur a small mountainous region of 22,356sk km, having a population of 2.7million people, there are presence of 32schedule tribes and 7schedule castes. So the remarkable history of this small state of India is the symbol of harmony, love and peace of the human kind. The Sound of the Moibung [double conch] in the beginning of the song signifies the divinity and good luck of the life, chanting and hamming of various people shows the beautiful nature and cultures of the manipuri people. The sound of flute and santoor with different variation of rhythm and human voices indicate the various form of art and colorful cultures and life of the people.
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