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'''Skendrowell Syiemlieh''' (died 2008) was a [[Khasi people|Khasi]] folk and [[Gospel music|Gospel singer]]. He was a master [[musician]] and an accomplished artist of the folk instrument known as the [[duitara]]. He was also the [[playback singer]] for the Khasi film ''U Manik Raitong''.<ref>[http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/10/u-manik-raitong-first-khasi-coloured.html U Manik Raitong - the first Khasi coloured film], ''India-north-east.com''</ref> | '''Skendrowell Syiemlieh''' (died 2008) was a [[Khasi people|Khasi]] folk and [[Gospel music|Gospel singer]]. He was a master [[musician]] and an accomplished artist of the folk instrument known as the [[duitara]]. He was also the [[playback singer]] for the Khasi film ''U Manik Raitong''.<ref>[http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/10/u-manik-raitong-first-khasi-coloured.html U Manik Raitong - the first Khasi coloured film], ''India-north-east.com''</ref> | ||
Syiemlieh was the recipient of many awards, including a best vocalist award in 1975, and the [[U Tirot Sing]] Award for Arts and Literature in 1991. He was actively associated with the [[All India Radio]] Shillong since 1962.<ref>[http://www.assamtribune.com/jan0909/panorama1.html Assam Tribune, January | Syiemlieh was the recipient of many awards, including a best vocalist award in 1975, and the [[U Tirot Sing]] Award for Arts and Literature in 1991. He was actively associated with the [[All India Radio]] Shillong since 1962.<ref>[http://www.assamtribune.com/jan0909/panorama1.html Assam Tribune, 9 January 2009.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118012113/http://assamtribune.com/jan0909/panorama1.html |date=18 January 2009 }}</ref> Syiemlieh was posthumously awarded the [[Padma Shri]] Award in Arts by the [[Government of India]] in 2009.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref> | ||
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Skendrowell Syiemlieh (died 2008) was a Khasi folk and Gospel singer. He was a master musician and an accomplished artist of the folk instrument known as the duitara. He was also the playback singer for the Khasi film U Manik Raitong.[1]
Syiemlieh was the recipient of many awards, including a best vocalist award in 1975, and the U Tirot Sing Award for Arts and Literature in 1991. He was actively associated with the All India Radio Shillong since 1962.[2] Syiemlieh was posthumously awarded the Padma Shri Award in Arts by the Government of India in 2009.[3]
The Telegraph (Kolkata) reported on 5 January 2009:
A major lacuna in tribal societies is the absence of documentation of their cultural wealth and of recognizing personalities who have enriched their culture through songs, poetry, literature, and the performing arts. Khasi bard, singer, and radio artist Skendrowell Syiemlieh spent a good part of his adult life serving the society through songs for which he created his own lyrics and tune. Every singer is in some ways a historian who is either lamenting the current state of affairs, extolling the immediate past or inspiring hope for the future. The Khasis have a natural flair for singing. This is perhaps one reason why no one is celebrated as an outstanding singer. Syiemlieh died this year, unsung and unrecognised by his own people. It took a Guwahati-based trust, the Jeewan Ram Mungi Devi Goenka (JRMDG) Charitable Trust, to recognise this humble soul with a lifetime achievement award, posthumously, on December 6, 2008.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ U Manik Raitong - the first Khasi coloured film, India-north-east.com
- ↑ Assam Tribune, 9 January 2009. Archived 18 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ "Northeast Echoes", The Telegraph, 5 Jan 2009
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