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'''Lou Majaw''' (born 1947) is a performing artist from [[Shillong]] in the North-Eastern India and is renowned for his [[Bob Dylan]] tribute shows.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5016926.stm | work=BBC News | first=Soutik | last=Biswas | title=Homage to Bob Dylan – Indian style | date=25 May 2006}}</ref> | '''Lou Majaw''' (born 1947) is a performing artist from [[Shillong]] in the North-Eastern India and is renowned for his [[Bob Dylan]] tribute shows.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5016926.stm | work=BBC News | first=Soutik | last=Biswas | title=Homage to Bob Dylan – Indian style | date=25 May 2006}}</ref> | ||
Born to a poor family, the Majaws could not afford a guitar or a radio. In a friend's house he was introduced to the music of [[Bill Haley (musician)|Bill Haley]] and [[Elvis Presley]], and taught himself the guitar as most boys and girls did in those days. His mother sent him to a boarding school where his love for music grew. Majaw then moved on to [[Kolkata]] (Calcutta) where he sang in bars and pubs for various groups such as the ''Dynamite Boys'', ''Vanguards'', ''Supersound Factory'', and ''Blood and Thunder''. In 1966, Lou was introduced to [[Bob Dylan]]'s work. Inspired by his music, he later organized a "Dylan's birthday concert" in [[Shillong]] on 24 May 1972.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/meet-lou-majaw-india-s-bob-dylan/story-M7AeOUDFlslgv2l4nqi2DP.html|title=Meet Lou Majaw, | Born to a poor family, the Majaws could not afford a guitar or a radio. In a friend's house he was introduced to the music of [[Bill Haley (musician)|Bill Haley]] and [[Elvis Presley]], and taught himself the guitar as most boys and girls did in those days. His mother sent him to a boarding school where his love for music grew. Majaw then moved on to [[Kolkata]] (Calcutta) where he sang in bars and pubs for various groups such as the ''Dynamite Boys'', ''Vanguards'', ''Supersound Factory'', and ''Blood and Thunder''. In 1966, Lou was introduced to [[Bob Dylan]]'s work. Inspired by his music, he later organized a "Dylan's birthday concert" in [[Shillong]] on 24 May 1972.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/meet-lou-majaw-india-s-bob-dylan/story-M7AeOUDFlslgv2l4nqi2DP.html|title=Meet Lou Majaw, India's Bob Dylan|date=23 May 2015|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=10 August 2018|language=en}}</ref> Since then he has organized the concert each year on 24 May to pay obeisance to Dylan, with the shows generating national and international interest.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/asia/bob-dylan-birthday-24-may-shillong-meghalaya-rock-city-lou-majaw-dylan-cafe-a7745176.html|title=Inside the Indian town obsessed with Bob Dylan|work=The Independent|access-date=10 August 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> | ||
On 24 May 2011, Lou Majaw celebrated the 70th birthday of Bob Dylan with a grand concert with one band each from 8 states of North East India. The bands were- Hip Pocket (Kolkata), Alive (Sikkim), D'luzion (Assam), Swraijak (Tripura), Evenflow(Mizoram), Cleave(Manipur), Incipit(Nagaland), Symmetry Clan(Arunachal Pradesh) and Midnight Garden Factor(Meghalaya).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Strumming-the-strings-of-strife/articleshow/8728635.cms|title=Strumming the strings of strife | date=4 June 2011 | newspaper=The Times of India| first=Abdul | last=Gani | access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> | On 24 May 2011, Lou Majaw(pronounced Lu Majao) celebrated the 70th birthday of Bob Dylan with a grand concert with one band each from 8 states of North East India. The bands were- Hip Pocket (Kolkata), Alive (Sikkim), D'luzion (Assam), Swraijak (Tripura), Evenflow (Mizoram), Cleave(Manipur), Incipit(Nagaland), Symmetry Clan(Arunachal Pradesh) and Midnight Garden Factor(Meghalaya).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Strumming-the-strings-of-strife/articleshow/8728635.cms|title=Strumming the strings of strife | date=4 June 2011 | newspaper=The Times of India| first=Abdul | last=Gani | access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> | ||
On 24 October 2016, Lou Majaw was awarded with the 4th Dr [[Bhupen Hazarika]] Award<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.easternfeed.com/lou-majaw-presented-4th-bhupen-hazarika-national-award/ | work=Eastern Feed | title=Lou Majaw presented 4th Bhupen Hazarika National Award | date=24 October 2016}}</ref> by the Governor of [[Assam]] for his contribution to music. | On 24 October 2016, Lou Majaw was awarded with the 4th Dr [[Bhupen Hazarika]] Award<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.easternfeed.com/lou-majaw-presented-4th-bhupen-hazarika-national-award/ | work=Eastern Feed | title=Lou Majaw presented 4th Bhupen Hazarika National Award | date=24 October 2016}}</ref> by the Governor of [[Assam]] for his contribution to music. | ||
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*{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040522/asp/calcutta/story_3274914.asp |title=Jingle jangle night of melody |accessdate=3 July 2006 |last=Roy Chowdhury |first=Smita |date=22 May 2004|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |location=Calcutta, India}} | *{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040522/asp/calcutta/story_3274914.asp |title=Jingle jangle night of melody |accessdate=3 July 2006 |last=Roy Chowdhury |first=Smita |date=22 May 2004|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |location=Calcutta, India}} | ||
*{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/arts/music/23dylan.html?em&ex=1214452800&en=46599ace31b1caa6&ei=5070|title=Town in India Rocks (No Use to Wonder Why, Babe)|last=Sengupta|first=Somini|date=23 June 2008| | *{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/arts/music/23dylan.html?em&ex=1214452800&en=46599ace31b1caa6&ei=5070|title=Town in India Rocks (No Use to Wonder Why, Babe)|last=Sengupta|first=Somini|date=23 June 2008|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=24 June 2008}} | ||
*{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/arts/20080623_DYLAN_FEATURE/index.html|format = Audiovisual slide show| work = Interview with Prabhat Sawyan|title=An Outpost of Rock|last=Fremson|first=Ruth|date=23 June 2008|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=24 June 2008}} | *{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/arts/20080623_DYLAN_FEATURE/index.html|format = Audiovisual slide show| work = Interview with Prabhat Sawyan|title=An Outpost of Rock|last=Fremson|first=Ruth|date=23 June 2008|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=24 June 2008}} | ||
*{{cite news|url=http://www.easternfeed.com/lou-majaw-presented-4th-bhupen-hazarika-national-award/|format = Story | work = Story on the Dr bhupen Hazarika Award to Lou Majaw |title=Lou Majaw presented 4th Bhupen Hazarika National Award|last=Desk|first=Speednews|date=24 October 2016|publisher=[[Eastern Feed]]|accessdate=24 October 2016}} | *{{cite news|url=http://www.easternfeed.com/lou-majaw-presented-4th-bhupen-hazarika-national-award/|format = Story | work = Story on the Dr bhupen Hazarika Award to Lou Majaw |title=Lou Majaw presented 4th Bhupen Hazarika National Award|last=Desk|first=Speednews|date=24 October 2016|publisher=[[Eastern Feed]]|accessdate=24 October 2016}} | ||
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