An Acoustic gig by Alobo Naga was materialized at Dzukou Rooftop Tribal Kitchen,Hauz Khaz Village, in New Delhi on Sat the 18th Sept 2012. The gig was scheduled to start at 9.00 pm night, however due to some unforeseen reasons, it started somewhere at around 10.00 pm. The show was for free hosted and organised by Dzukou Rooftop Tribal Kitchen for promotion. More than 50 people turned up for the Alobo Naga concert or show in New Delhi , had it been more the restaurant would have collapsed due to space constraints.
For those who missed the show:
That evening - The sound check at Dzukou Rooftop tribal (Naga) kitchen started somewhere between 6 and 7.00 pm, I reached there much early before the schedule in order to run some errands for the owners of Dzukou Rooftop tribal (Naga) kitchen – Karen and Aren. I met them through a colleague and a dear friend of mine – Athozo who’s a bassist of the band called “YOKED” from gurgaon, however that night he was set up to play bass guitars for Alobo Naga. In totality, the band that night constituted of 3 members – Athozo (Bass), Alobo Naga (Vocals & many instrument) and Alobo Naga’s long time friend 'Theja' (seat drum) whom he had met after a year and currently lives in Delhi. Theja played some unique drum which was really amazing. I think it was Alobo Naga's first gig in Delhi (main), prior to this, he had performed in Noida early this year. Anyway, after the sound check was done, the band of 3 brothers left the place by 7.00 pm to freshen up and change in Aren’s house which was close by.
For those who missed the show:
That evening - The sound check at Dzukou Rooftop tribal (Naga) kitchen started somewhere between 6 and 7.00 pm, I reached there much early before the schedule in order to run some errands for the owners of Dzukou Rooftop tribal (Naga) kitchen – Karen and Aren. I met them through a colleague and a dear friend of mine – Athozo who’s a bassist of the band called “YOKED” from gurgaon, however that night he was set up to play bass guitars for Alobo Naga. In totality, the band that night constituted of 3 members – Athozo (Bass), Alobo Naga (Vocals & many instrument) and Alobo Naga’s long time friend 'Theja' (seat drum) whom he had met after a year and currently lives in Delhi. Theja played some unique drum which was really amazing. I think it was Alobo Naga's first gig in Delhi (main), prior to this, he had performed in Noida early this year. Anyway, after the sound check was done, the band of 3 brothers left the place by 7.00 pm to freshen up and change in Aren’s house which was close by.
After an hour..... Alobo was half dead and soaked in a bathe of sweat as the weather was very hot and humid and to boost the humidity, there wasn’t any corner on rooftop that was not occupied that day, Anyway sensing the situation, Alobo took a short 5 minute break, during this break also, he was not spared, people started to exchange pleasantries’ and stuff (including me lol) I requested two songs – “Just take my heart (Mr. Big)” Please don’t take me otherwise I am a straight guy (lol), I requested this song because this was the very first song that I checked out Alobo singing in the you tube and in a jiffy I was his fan; the second song “ Tu Jane na (Hindi)” is also in the you tube... He took both these requests and sang wonderfully and I was simply elevated by his vocals and of course the 5th beer in my hand (I think, never mind). Requests started pouring in, some of the songs that I remember in the second half of the gig were “Now and forever (Richard Marx) ”, “Emptiness (Rohan Rathore) “Betterman (Robbie Williams)”, “It will rain (Bruno’s Mars)” and one funny “Sema nagamese song” which was dedicated to Karen and Aren (owner of Dzukou), Alobo on request again sang “Sham” and “Painted dreams”, the band must have felt tired, hot and hungry after singing around 17-18 songs, so he addressed his fans that ‘this is going to be the last song of the night’ and sang one of his own originals (I forgot sorry) after the song ended, the audience demanded for more and would not let Alobo go without singing another song... therefore Alobo had to sing one LAST final song for his fans and well wishers.... i forgot the last song as well (kick me yaa!)... People had no qualms of leaving home early after the gig ended at 1.00 am.... the audience made a straight beeline for the buffet, the Naga food, Dzukou served that night was mouth watering and lip smacking..slurp..slurp... and I can always go to Dzukou for the best food and music. Thank you Karen & Aren for inviting me J. Alobo Naga gig in New Delhi at Dzukou Rooftop was a big success.
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The best that I cud photograph the 3 of them together, as they were sitting a bit far from each other and my Sony digi cam was not able to capture the angle. |
Alobo Naga and the band after their “PAINTED DREAMS’ fame soon became very popular both nationally and internationally and is still continuing to extend his popularity through good music. Alobo Naga and the band had composed ‘PAINTED DREAMS’ as the theme song for the prestigious "Guwahati International Short Film Festival" in 2011. He is one of the finest exponents of music from Nagaland whose paradigm of success has lead to the rising of many young talents in Nagaland. To know more about Alobo Naga and the band, please visit his fan page.
For those who haven’t heard of Dzukou Rooftop tribal (Naga) kitchen: Is an exquisite Naga kitchen (restaurant) located in a prime area at Hauz Khaz village in New delhi, it specializes in Naga and thai food. It is run by two lovely ladies, Karen and Aren both are veteran in cooking exclusive Naga and Thai cuisines. Dzukou Rooftop tribal (Naga) kitchen is occupied in 2 storeys of the building (3rd and 4th) The climbing of the stairs to reach the bistro may be a little pain, but once you reach the restaurant, you’d have no regrets; perched on the rooftop provides an awesome view of the Deer park lake and the lush green flora of the Deer park which is widely spread across, to add on to the ambience, Dzukou is finely decorated with Native bamboo and cane decors giving you the feeling of Tribal ambience and a thought that you’re basking on a peaceful hillock, Food is fantastic, Catering is superb. In short, if you love - nature, tribal ambience, Naga food, Rice beer etc. Please bookmark this; Dzukou Rooftop tribal Kitchen is the restaurant that you should be in next. :-)
(P:S: My special thanks to Pawan, Ashulee, Aja, Toshi & his friend for making the company and of course for sharing beers... heheheehehe!)
I missed the show :( Anyway thanks for sharing the info sir
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this article.
ReplyDeleteProud of him being from the same state :)
Regards,
Jim
http://nokik.blogspot.com
You r welcome nsd_rocks & Jim Zubemo :)
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