Sunday, January 24, 2010

Music from the margin

(H Kerious with his grandson)


H Kerious Wahlang is a poet/ Khasi (folk) musician based out of Meghalaya. A self-taught musician, who makes his own musical instruments, Kerious stays in a village near Shillong. He has been on All India Radio since 1979. Kerious is okay with rock'n roll but wants people to listen to his music also.His voice is divine. His poetry beautiful. When we reached his home Kerious cancelled another appointment and stayed back for a recording/filming session. Kerious got emotional after his performace with the marangthin ( seen here in photograph) and broke down.

2 comments:

Chitra Ahanthem said...

Theese pictures of Wallang are otherworldly...I have never heard his music but these photos made me sense the music and the man. Great shots.

randomrandom said...

thanks so much. he is a brilliant singer...