Maramfest

Maramfest
Maramfest
Genre	pop music, rock music, folk music, folk shows
Location(s)	Maram Centre
Founded by	John Hingkung and Paul Hongkung
Website	Official Site

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Maramfest is an annual music and cultural festival held in Manipur, founded by John Hingkung. It usually takes place in December/January. The festival is owned and managed by Sevendiary.com.^[1] In 2012, the line-up included two British Metal bands Bloodshot Dawn and Xerath headlining the festival.

Maramfest 2009[edit]

The first Maramfest was held on 16 January 2009 at Helipad Ground, Maram Centre,.^[2] The line-up settled into a pattern of progressive rock, country and hard rock. Renowned local acts like Jiangam, Scarf, Psiikouna, Young Maraluiths and Over the Bridge performed in front of thousands of home fans.

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Founder John Hingkung on stage at Maramfest 2009

Maramfest 2012[edit]

After a hiatus of two years, the 2nd Edition of Maramfest 2012 featured Bloodshot Dawn (UK),^[3] Xerath (UK) ^[4] and Recycle (Imphal) on the festival bill, held at Mini Stadium, Senapati in Manipur.

Official compilation albums[edit]

An official Maramfest compilation CD is released annually to coincide with the start of the festival. The compilation includes songs by numerous artists performing on the festival that year and also the best songs released by Maram artistes that year.^[5]

Year	Title
2006	Maramfest
2007	Maramfest
2009	Maramfest

External links[edit]

www.reinventclock.com

References[edit]

↑ "British acts Bloodshot Dawn & Xerath rocked Maramfest 2012". 31 December 2012.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYwePW2SuCg
↑ http://www.firstpost.com/topic/place/manipur-audience-response-at-maramfest-manipur-video-h5pqQZ64Mk4-91611-18.html
↑ http://in.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&vanity=playmusicsite&__preferredculture=en-IN&__ipculture=en-US^{[permanent dead link]}

^ reference 1 ^ reference 2 ^ reference 3

[1] "British acts Bloodshot Dawn & Xerath rocked Maramfest 2012". 31 December 2012.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYwePW2SuCg

[4] ttp://www.firstpost.com/topic/place/manipur-audience-response-at-maramfest-manipur-video-h5pqQZ64Mk4-91611-18.html

[5] ttp://in.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&vanity=playmusicsite&__preferredculture=en-IN&__ipculture=en-US^{[permanent dead link]}

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