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The Lost Kingdom of Nongtluh (Musical Storybook - Chapter 2)

by H A R !

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Chapter 2 picks up exactly where Chapter 1 left off about a monolith in the forest talking to a shepherd in a strange language as if it is from another dimension .... his visions of the Kingdom of Nongtluh, the Mountain Spirit and the River Spirit - the protector deities of the Kingdom.

LINK TO CHAPTER 1: kamakhyarecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lost-kingdom-of-nongtluh-chapter-1

Chapter 2 is the story of the Living Roots and the Sacred Forest of the Lost Kingdom of Nongtluh

H A R ! 's track - SACRED FOREST- is about the Sacred Forest of the Lost Kingdom of Nongtluh. People who broke the law had their souls taken away to be put inside a stone deep inside the sacred forest to heal

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THE LOST KINGDOM OF NONGTLUH is a Musical Storybook inspired by a folklore from the Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya to be released over several parts in 2020, 2021, 2022. . This is Kamakhya Records' first attempt to musically interpret Oral Traditions of Northeast India.
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STORY OF THE LOST KINGDOM OF NONGTLUH:
Long long ago there was a Kingdom far far away called Nongtluh where 5 clans of farmers coexisted in harmony with nature. The Kingdom was protected by the River Spirit on one side and the Mountain spirit on the other. The King of Nongtluh was considered an enlightened being and was not chosen; rather, he was found from amongst these 5 clans. When a King of Nongtluh died he didn't just die, he transferred his consciousness and re-incarnated by choice. 5 high priests of the 5 clans meditated, 3 on top of the Mountain and 2 beside the River for visions and dreams that guided their search for the next King - a child who could eat crazy amount of rice and bananas, who could climb and jump like a monkey, run fast like a deer, stay underwater like a fish, fly like a bird and hunt like a tiger. In the Kingdom of Nongtluh, it was normal for men and women to fall in love and marry animals, and people who broke the law had their souls taken away to be put inside a stone deep in the forest for it to heal. Every year they had a big 3 day festival of dance, song, and music and the festival ended with 2 daughters chosen from the 5 clans going away to stay with the Mountain and River Spirit. One day, nobody knows why, the King and people from all the 5 clans dumped everything they had in a huge well in the middle of the Kingdom and left Nongtluh never to return, never to be heard of again.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Black Phillip, Anonymous (you know who you are), Elephant, Beyonder (Kapil Bambardekar), Sanathana CinderVOMIT, Bhassam, Herbert Quain, Jagoran Saikia, Psoma, Anthropus da Mata, Xydur, Fat Freddy, H A R ! ,Takoyoki, and Dronoid

All proceeds from sales will go to the Lynti Khasi School of Umsawwar – a small remote village of farmers & shepherds located in Meghalaya, Northeast India- to help better its infrastructure. The Lynti Khasi School, with its bare basic facilities, is trying really hard not only to educate the children of Umsawwar but to also strike a balance between education & the centuries-old traditional livelihood of the community where the children help their parents in the daily chores of rearing and farming.

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released March 28, 2021

Mastering by : Black Phillip
Artwork by: Sleepless Monk
Background Image Design (inspired by the visions of the Shepherd) by: Kuntil Baruwa (Schizo Design, Jorhat, Assam)
Compiled by: Kuntil Baruwa

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