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Hometown: Dimapur, IN
Management: Betoka swu & Prithish Chakraborty
Website: www.facebook.com
Genre: Christian/Gospel
Alobo Naga is a very talented Christian artist, composer and a songwriter who also plays the guitar and Piano with competent ease. He started expressing his passion for music at the tender of 5 and by the age of 12 yrs he began performing his original composition. During his formative years he was part of the band ‘Nice and Ugly’ as well as ‘Spark’ enthralling audiences both at home and outside. In 2003 he was adjudged as the best vocalist and best performer in a musical contest ‘Summer Jam 2003’ besides many other contests won, Alobo was the winner of North East India audition for International Music Competition and Festival Montenegro Held on April 24 at NEZCC Shilpgram in Guwahati.
Alobo Naga holds a grade 8 certificate in Concert performance in Contemporary Vocals, from Rock School under Trinity School of Music, London. He is at ranked at 6th spot nationwide at Gospel/Christian music on www.Reverbnation.com, besides being a performing artist & a composer, he is also a music teacher at the Furtados School of music, one of the premiere institutes of the country.
Recently he won the Best Folk Fusion song Award in the Nagaland Music Award 2011 for his song "Kumsujulo" from his Solo debut album.
Besides his numerous gigs he has notable recording experiences which includes
Album: - Yesterday Today Forever (2001)
: - Summer Jam 2003 (Various Artists)
: - Achumis (2003) (Various Artists)
: - ICON ’08 (Various Artists)
: - Road of Thousand Dreams 2010 (Debut Solo Album)
:- Painted Dreams (EP) ALOBO NAGA & THE BAND
Alobo is a very committed Christian who has served as a worship leader in Sumi Baptist church Delhi (2004), Freedom church Delhi (2005), Church of the Nation and Kingdom International Delhi (2006).
The release of his Debut Solo Album, ‘Road of Thousand Dreams’ in Feb 2010 met with resounding success as copies of his music cds flew off the shelves in no time. His versatility as a singer is clearly evident as he shifts effortlessly from one vocal range to another in his debut album. His Modern Naga Folk song “HE-YO HE” was chosen as the Modern Ethnic Naga Folk Dance music in 2010 Hornbill Festival. And even in 2012 he composed “Naga Folk War Dance Music” for the said Festival.
Alobo Naga & The Band’s song ‘Painted Dreams’ was selected as the Theme Song of the prestigious International Short Film Festival 2011 –Guwahati. The song "Painted Dreams" went up to No.4 at International Top 10 chart at VH1, and was successively pronounced one of the top 50 videos of 2011 by the same channel.
At the Nagaland Music awards 2011 the band won honors including, "Best Rock song" for 'Painted Dreams', "Best Producer" and "Best Mixing" .
The band is ranked at the 9th spot nationwide on www.Reverbnation.com
The band has performed tracks (OST) for a Bollywood movie 'Beyond' under Golden Eye production and is also working on other movies.
“ALOBO NAGA & THE BAND Nominated for MTV EMA 2012
A hit video by a band from Nagaland which featured in VH1's International Top 10 Chart Busters is among five Indian singles to be nominated for the MTV Europe Music Awards to be held in Frankfurt in November.
Painted Dreams by Alobo Naga And The Band from Dimapur in Nagaland has been nominated under Best Indian Act/Worldwide Act.”
NDTV
“Naga band`s video in VH1`s top 50 international list”
PTI - ZEE NEWS INDIA
“Naga band's video in VH1's top 50 international list
The OST of Guwahati International Short Film Festival (GISFF) sung by a band from Nagaland has been ranked among the Top 50 international music videos of 2011 by US channel VH1. "Painted Dreams" by Alobo Naga & The Band also featured at number four in VH1's International Top 10 Chart Busters, a list which had the likes of Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera and Pitbull. The video was conceptualised and produced by Creovaent Productions.The band is excited as ever. "...Growing up listening and admiring big guns like Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, RCHP and Pitbull and finally to be on the same list with is like oh my god and thank you lord...because this is every musician's dream... But we are humbled and more determined now to work harder because we have to live up to people's expectations," it said. (MORE)
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Zafri Mudasser Nofil New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI) - ibnlive (PTI)
“Alobo Naga & The Band sings for a Hindi movie
In September last, ‘Alobo Naga and The Band’ made it through to Cheerokee America VH1 top 10 of the week with their first single ‘Painted Dreams’ premiered worldwide;
This time, ‘Alobo Naga and The Band’ is doing the round of news for having sung the title track of the Hindi film ‘Beyond the 3rd kind’ directed by Shiraz Henry under the banner Golden Eye Production.
The song sung by Alobo Naga is being used as the title track. A special promo-video had been shot in Goa for this song, it was informed.
“The lyric is enchanting and will haunt the mind of the listeners. Expecting it to hit the charts soon,” a press note forwarded to Eastern Mirror by Alobo Naga stated”
EASTERN MIRROR
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Alobo Naga and the Band bags 3 awards at MAN 2011”
EASTERN MIRROR
“ALOBO NAGA & THE BAND'S SONG "PAINTED DREAMS" @ No.8 Top of the week
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VH1 - VH1
“ARTIST OF THE MONTH: ALOBO NAGA & THE BAND”
Sathosh Lobo - IRMP3
“Alobo Naga & The Band ‘PAINTED DREAMS’ airs on VH1
Years of studio effort to create original sound for themselves and to stand apart from other rock bands in India has finally come to limelight for the very popular rock band ‘ALOBO NAGA & THE BAND’ from our very own Dimapur, Nagaland as their first band music video single
‘Painted Dreams’ was world premiered in International channel VH1 on August 15, 2011.
The band ‘ALOBO NAGA & THE BAND’ is all set to release their first studio outing in the month of September 2011. The album is titled as ‘Painted Dreams’ and the title track ‘Painted Dreams’ was the official song for 1st Guwahati International Short Film Festival.”
Morung Express - Morung Express
“ALOBO NAGA & THE BAND MAKES IT TO VH1
"Painted Dreams’, a video single by ‘Alobo Naga & The Band’ from Dimapur Nagaland has premiered worldwide on International channel VH1 on August 15, making it the only band from the state to air in an international channel.”
Nagaland Post - Nagaland Post
“Alobo : Swaying to his own Music”
Rita Krocha - Eastern Mirror
“North east artist makes to montenegro”
ayush - Notheast beat
“Alobo goes International”
eastern mirror - Eastern Mirror
“Alobo Naga, Road of a Thousand dreams”
morung express - morung express
“Alobo makes it to Montenegro”
Morung express - morung express
