MALT prepares for Süngkotenem Festival

Morung Express News  

Organizers of the quadrennial Süngkotenem Festival of Mopungchuket while addressing a press conference today confirmed that the 2016 edition of the fest will be held on December 28 and 29. The first day of the festival is reserved for ‘Culture Carnival of Mopungchuket’ while the second day will witness the locally acclaimed Süngkotenem open beat contest. Süngkotenem Festival is being organized by the Mopungchuket Ait Laishir Telungjem (MALT), the students’ body of Mopungchuket village under Mokokchung district since the year 2000 to preserve and showcase the cultural heritage of the village as well as to promote the brand of Mopungchuket tourism. Troupes from Longmisa, Chuchuyimpang and Mongsenyimti villages will join the Culture Carnival of Mopungchuket on December 28.  

Süngkotenem beat contest, dubbed ‘Clash of the Bands 2016’ will be a day and night affair this year. The organizers informed that the registrations forms for the beat contest are being issued from November 1 and added that the last date for submission of the forms would be November 15, 2016. The organizers also informed that there will be a Screening Round where the best 12 bands will be selected by a Panel of Judges. In this regard, it was informed that contesting bands are to submit a demo record to the organizers on or before November 25. The demo can be original or cover records, it was informed, and that the demo records need not necessarily be of ‘professional studio production.’

  The 12 bands selected in the Screening Round will then perform at the Live Auditions round on December 29 at Süngkotenem Park, Mopungchuket fro 9:00 am onwards. In this round, the top 7 bands will be selected to perform at the finale the same day starting 5:00 pm.  

The organizers also informed that the beat contest is being organized to promote musicians besides promoting Mopungchuket tourism. Apart from the beat contest, the organizers informed that there will be food stalls, fun booths, tattoo stall, souvenir shop, photography competition, zip lining and other attractions. The organizers also informed interested bands and musicians to contact the beat contest coordinator Bendangtemsu Ozukum at 9856217157 for any query.