Members of T-Melody

Aizawl, Oct. 26: Music, they say, dissolves boundaries. That’s why T-Melody is the latest buzz in town. The Mizo rock band from Myanmar will be performing here on October 30 and 31 to “mentally reunite the Mizos”.

Mizos living on either side of the international boundary belong to the same stock but were separated during drawing of political maps.

“Political re-unification may be a distant dream. But music can forge a bond by erasing physical barriers. That will be our message,” Thanthawnga, lead guitarist and frontman of T-Melody, said.

The five-member band will perform at Vanapa hall here. Everybody is expecting an electrifying performance. Expectations are high because the band’s music is already an instant hit with music lovers who remain glued to TV sets when local channels air the albums.

The team comprises Zaithanmawia (vocal), Lalnunsanga (guitar and vocal), Thanthawnga (guitar), Lalnunhima (bass) and Kawllianthanga (drums).

Another important message of the band is: “You don’t need drugs to rock.”

“Our main objective is to rid the world of drugs and alcohol,” Thanthawnga said. The band members, all professional musicians, rue that had they been in a more developed country like India, they would have gained monetarily.

Mizos from Myanmar have played a significant role in the growth of the music industry in Mizoram.

In the late seventies and early eighties, much before Western music made a foray into the music industry here, Vulmawi, a Mizo rock group from erstwhile Burma took Mizoram’s music industry by storm. It was followed by the likes of Zodi, Zorock and dozens of guitarists who made valuable contributions to modern Mizo music.

The band is being sponsored by a group of music lovers under the banner of Zo Entertainment. The organisers said they would have liked to organise an open-air concert, but constraints like inadequate equipment and inclement weather are some stumbling blocks.