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The Lost Kingdom of Nongtluh (Musical Storybook - Chapter 4)

by Jagoran Saikia and Herbert Quain

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Jagoran Saikia - জোনৰ কথা (Tale of the Moon) 06:18
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Herbert Quain - Midnight Headwaters 09:05

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Chapter 4 picks up exactly where Chapter 3 left off about the love story of a Serpent and a Girl from the Lost Kingdom of Nongtluh and the son of Ka Kma Kharai, a malevolent spirit banished by the protector deities to the Northern borders of Nongtluh.

In Chapter 4 :

<>BONUS TRACK: Atomental's track "Shad Mynsiem Basuk" - is the story of a 3-day festival of dance, song, and music in Nongtluh where 2 daughters are chosen from amongst the 5 clans to go and stay with the Mountain and River Spirit.
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<>Jagoran Saikia's track "জোনৰ কথা" (Tale of the Moon) : After Shad Mynsiem Basuk, the 3-day festival of of dance, song, and music, the people of of the Kingdom of Nongtluh head out to a market held next to a waterbody in the foothills to barter their produce. The 3-day annual market starts with community fishing which was started by the elders for harmony and brotherhood between the Kingdom of Nongtluh and the communities of the foothills. জোনৰ কথা (Tale of the Moon) is the journey of a boatman from the foothills to the market. He is traveling by the night on his boat with his produce to meet his friends from Nongtluh. He is singing verses in praise of the moon, asking her to keep company during the journey.
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<>Herbert Quain's track "Midnight Headwaters" - is the story of the River Spirit mediating between the people of Nongtluh and the Spirit World of their ancestors through the daughters chosen from the 5 clans during Shad Mynsiem Basuk. In the Kingdom of Nongtluh ancestors, deities and humans interacted with and influenced each other’s existence. This mutual cooperation was celebrated by erecting huge stone megaliths to commemorate the ancestors.
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Tracklist (Chapter 4):
1. Jagoran Saikia - জোনৰ কথা (Tale of the Moon)
2. Herbert Quain- Midnight Headwaters
*** BONUS TRACK - Atomental - Shad Mynsium Basuk
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LINK TO CHAPTER 3 - kamakhyarecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lost-kingdom-of-nongtluh-chapter-3

LINK TO CHAPTER 2 - kamakhyarecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lost-kingdom-of-nongtluh-chapter-2

LINK TO CHAPTER 1 - kamakhyarecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lost-kingdom-of-nongtluh-chapter-2

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THE LOST KINGDOM OF NONGTLUH is a Musical Storybook inspired by a folklore from the Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya. It will have 7 chapters. 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 a 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

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released August 13, 2021

Mastering: Black Phillip
Bonus Track: Atomental - Shad Mynsium Basuk [Mastered by Atomental]
Artwork: Sleepless Monk
Background Image Design (inspired by the visions of the Shepherd): Kuntil Baruwa (Schizo Design, Jorhat, Assam)
Compiled by: Kuntil Baruwa
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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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