This is an event organized by the Embassy of India in Hanoi in coordination with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the occasion of the 77th Anniversary of India's Independence Day. Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said: "This activity is meaningful in strengthening the friendship and solidarity in the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and India; in which, culture is an important bridge for the people of both countries".
This is an event organized by the Embassy of India in Hanoi in coordination with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the occasion of the 77th Anniversary of Indian Independence Day.
Hailing from Kohima, Nagaland, Tetseo Sisters is a folk fusion band. The band consists of sisters who have dedicated their youth to promoting the almost forgotten music of the Chakhesang Naga tribe, a form of music inherited from their parents.
Throughout the show, the band acts as storytellers, performing songs that have been traditionally passed down to Hanoi audiences in their most pristine form, but often with a contemporary twist.
Hailing from Kohima, Nagaland, Tetseo Sisters is a folk music fusion group.
Wearing traditional Naga costumes, Tetseo Sisters performed folk songs with typical Indian culture such as: "Thokhwu Li" (song of a cowherd), "Rinyelü Lizo" (song about a beautiful woman), "Cepho Celho Lizo" (song about first love and short-lived youth)...
The songs are melodic, with a focus on harmony - rich in melody and nuance, culminating in an astonishing perfection of rhyme and rhythm. The band sings about life lessons, nature, love, friendship, hope, courage, youthful ambition, values, time and inspiring ways of living.
Dressed in traditional Naga costumes, Tetseo Sisters performed folk songs, typical of Indian culture.
The band's repertoire includes fusion and contemporary folk songs in English, Hindi, Chokri as well as covers of popular English songs, Hindi film songs, Korean, Japanese songs.
In addition, participating in the program, artists from the Quan Ho Club of Phat Tich Pagoda performed to promote the culture, traditions and history of Vietnam.
Also participating in the program, artists from the Quan Ho Club of Phat Tich Pagoda performed to promote the culture, traditions and history of Vietnam.
At the event, the Tetseo Sisters band also sent a message to the Vietnamese audience: “We would like to invite all of you to visit our beautiful country of India. Please love India the same way we are immersed in love with your beautiful country of Vietnam.”
Previously, the Indian folk music performance took place in Hai Duong, Lao Cai and Bac Ninh provinces. This activity brought the unique and distinctive cultural features of India closer to the Vietnamese public.
This activity brings the unique and distinctive cultural features of India closer to the Vietnamese public.
Tetseo Sisters is a musical group from the state of Nagaland, which made its debut in 1994. The group has performed on numerous stages across the globe and at major music festivals in the country. Tetseo Sisters’ audience ranges from school children to heads of state and music lovers across the world. The band has represented the country at events in the UK, the US and Southeast Asia. The band has been invited to perform at many prestigious corporate events, institutional celebrations and music festivals across the country. Tetseo Sisters are also considered to be great representatives of the North East region of India, contributing to the process of National Integration through their music and presence. The band has also been officially recognized as the NE Nari Shakti Cultural Ambassadors by the Ministry of North East Development of India on International Women’s Day 2022.
