Mangka Mayanglambam at ABU Radio Song Festival 2014

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Mangka Mayanglambam at ABU Radio Song Festival 2014

The ABU Radio Song Festival 2014, the second edition of the biennial Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union(ABU) Radio Song Festivals took place on the 23 May 2014 at Stein Studios, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Almost 1,000 people packed into the Stein TV Studios to see 12 finalists from 10 Asia-Pacific countries perform during the event at this year's Radio Asia2014 conference.

Mangka Mayanglambam, the 17 year old folk singer from Manipur enthralled the audience with her contemporary folk song 'tamla loibi'. Tamla loibi is written and composed by Mangka's father Mangangsana, the artistic director of Laihui Imphal.

The performance was accompanied by
Konthoujam Ratan Singh (Meitei Pung Percussion),
Laishram Prithibiraj Singh (Toudri = Meitei Flute),
Mayanglambam Mangangsana (Pena),
Ngangom Michael Singh (Percussionist & Effects) and
Loitongbam Sunil Singh (Guitar).

Mangka Mayanglambam with other participants at ABU Radio Song Festival 2014

The ABU Radio Song Festival is a musical showcase from across Asia, Australia and the Pacific. The Festival embraces and recognises the diverse musical talents of nations within the region by uncovering the best original and unsigned musicians. Although the selection process was highly competitive, no awards were given this year to any of the participants.

The other countries represented in the festival were:
Australia,
Brunei,
India,
Iran,
Malaysia,
Pakistan,
Singapore,
South Korea,
Sri Lanka and
Thailand. The home country and Iran each had two acts in the finals.

ABU member broadcasters beamed this year's Radio Song Festival around the Asia-Pacific, following a successful gala night show in Sri Lanka.

The show was co-organised by Sri Lankan media group Capital Maharaja, the owners of Stein Studios. The gala evening was streamed live on mtvsport.lk and was retransmitted on several radio and TV networks around the Asia-Pacific under an agreement with the ABU.

See a full photo gallery on this event here


Please check the link for Mangka profile & gallery.

Artist bio:
http://e-pao.net/epSubPageSelector.asp?src=Mangka_Mayanglambam_Folk_Singer_A_Profile_as_on_May_2014&ch=manipur&sub1=Folks

Photo:
http://www.e-pao.net/epGallery.asp?id=1&src=Arts_Dances/Laihui/MangkaMayanglambam201405

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