{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Women in Music: Cultures of Northeast India","title":"Artist as Reflective","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d4c14589\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4374,"description":"The podcast Artist as Reflective is part of the “Music Cultures” series which was recorded online during the Covid19 pandemic. In this podcast, our host Anungla Zoe Longkumer converses with singer, songwriter and poet Akhu Chingangbam from Manipur about his musical journey and how the prolonged conflict in Manipur has shaped his music and poetry. This discussion was part of the 2020 programming for Zubaan’s Cultures of Peace: Festival of the Northeast project, run in collaboration with Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Regional Office, New Delhi. Anungla Zoe Longkumer is an independent artist from Nagaland who is drawn to inspired and intuitive pursuits in music, writing, filmmaking, painting, papermaking, and research in the traditional arts, and is an advocate for a waste-less sustainable way of living.Akhu Chingangbam is a singer, songwriter and a poet from Imphal (Manipur) who has performed across India, Bangladesh and Nepal. He founded the folk-rock band Imphal Talkies in 2008 and has performed in festivals like NH7 weekender, Ziro Festival of Music, Kochi Biennale, etc. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/YCLPQuvJnc1AutYVVsnEnZvHvor-Nw2j6GMXro-cDzw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mNzQ3/NDNlODY3ZGRjYzYw/MDljMGFmY2UwZTdh/MjI1Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}