SOAR HIGH Festival, 2008

SOAR HIGH Festival, 2008
30th Dec '08

                                at Yumnam Leikai Lairembi Lampak

SOAR HIGH 2008, will be held on the 30th of Dec 2008. Soar High is the annual tribute concert organised by "Kshetrimayum Abungcha Memorial Trust", with Tamo Momocha Laishram who leads the organising team. Kshetrimayum Abungcha was the flamboyant frontman and vocalist of the pioneer thrash metal band of India - POST MARK.

'Soar High' is a classic number from POST MAPK, from their album 'Stamp On You'.

The bands who will perform in Soar High 2008 are:

    Angellica
    Debrokas
    Pulse Rate
    Dui (Kabui Rock Band)
    Cygnus
    Red Devils
    Vivek Chongtham
    Rewben Mashangva

Guest Artist: Vivek Sharma (Former Hell's Angels, former Phoenix/Phynyx)

Venue: Yumnam Leikai Lairembi Lampak
Time: 3:00 PM
Date: 30th Dec 08

The above informations are provided exclusively by Momocha Laishram, legendary drummer of Cannibals, and presently the director of Folk Art and Cultural Guild (FACG), Manipur. The best thing he said was, "In this year's Soar High Festival, we are making it compulsory for every band to perform an original number."

The Dear Pioneers of Rock Musicians of Manipur, who have passed away and for whom the tribute concert is being organized are :

Mangcha - Magnetoz
Kaikho - Solo Singer
Subu Konsam - Runway Tracksr
Somo Ayekpam - Runway Tracks
Abungcha - Post Mark
Jessy Ralte - Dark Krusaders
Deepak - Hell's Angel
Rajesh Fonda - Hell's Angel
Sana Yaima - Lapps
Manoj - Ultra Vires
Pravin Raj - Eastern Dark/Tapta/Uttam
Dubby - Metal Teens
Shivananda - Red Devils
Mono - Born Free/Angellica
Sushil - Miracles
Jolly - Miracles
Angangcha - Miracles
Thangboi - Kill Roy
Tomba, Bode, Lenin(Name of the band not known)
Lilabanta - Manager Cannibals

REST IN PEACE