seven sisters or may be eight

They were called the seven sisters. Vivacious yet variant. Lands of music, vibrant hills, gentle people.

Sisters of my own people.

Tucked away in the North east of India.

Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal and now Sikkim. (Sometimes I wonder why Darjeeling doesn't make it to the list!!!).

I am glad to be related through friends and family to each of these states. I am delighted by the music of each of these places. I am awed by the gentle spirit and undaunted devotion of the people.

Therefore this series of songs...which I have picked up from these places:

Starting with a video that was presented several years ago by a family friend from Shillong, Meghalaya. While the lyrics were in a Khasi, a language unknown to me, the music was so wonderful that I listened to it...again and again.....

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