Avancer from Dimapur, winners of RockAware 2011 presented with their winning cheque at the DDSC stadium on Saturday. Also seen in the picture is Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Health Minister Azo, Commissioner & Secretary Menukhol John and Theja Meru. (Sorei Mahong/Photo)
Metalcore band from Dimapur, Avancer, is winners of the State’s anti-HIV-AIDS campaign, ‘RockAware 2011.’ The band thumped 10 other bands at a sufficiently loud final event of the music-driven campaign tonight at the Dimapur District Sports Council Stadium.
Performing before a capacity crowd that saw both wobbling stiletto devotees in dinner dresses and boxer-wearing youths, Avancer won Rs. 1 Lakh, an automatic entry into the Nagaland National Hornbill Rock Contest and a performance for next year’s Handshake concert in Bangkok.
A pleasant delight of the evening was Tuensang’s Tears of Judas who walked away with the second prize, Rs. 60,000 while Zunheboto’s Anti-Trust secured third place, winning Rs. 40,000.
In the individual-prize category, Mokokchung band, In The Name, killed the competition by winning the prizes for Best Vocalist and Best Guitarist.
For a city gradually becoming more known for crimes and frustrated youth, the event offered itself as a catharsis for many. Several thousands throng the stadium to listen to 11 bands and guest performers such as Grammy winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Avantagarde/Metalcore band from Dimapur Melodrama and Naga Idol Renbeni Odyuo also performed as special guests for the event.
Performing before a capacity crowd that saw both wobbling stiletto devotees in dinner dresses and boxer-wearing youths, Avancer won Rs. 1 Lakh, an automatic entry into the Nagaland National Hornbill Rock Contest and a performance for next year’s Handshake concert in Bangkok.
A pleasant delight of the evening was Tuensang’s Tears of Judas who walked away with the second prize, Rs. 60,000 while Zunheboto’s Anti-Trust secured third place, winning Rs. 40,000.
In the individual-prize category, Mokokchung band, In The Name, killed the competition by winning the prizes for Best Vocalist and Best Guitarist.
For a city gradually becoming more known for crimes and frustrated youth, the event offered itself as a catharsis for many. Several thousands throng the stadium to listen to 11 bands and guest performers such as Grammy winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Avantagarde/Metalcore band from Dimapur Melodrama and Naga Idol Renbeni Odyuo also performed as special guests for the event.
