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Courtesy of Summer Jam 09, Nagaland

Melodrama band from Dimapur, after winning the 1st runner up place in National Campus Rock Idol (NCRI) 09. The band besides receiving cash prize of Rs 50, 000 also received equipments and other prizes like acoustic guitar, bass guitar, guitar bags, guitar kits, drums, keyboards stand & bag, amps. etc., and are soon to receive 10 more latest item by the end of this month.

Melodrama Band, winner of the 4th Best of the Best Rock contest 2008 organized and sponsored by Mind Blowers Club (MBC) Dimapur, has made its way to the National Campus Rock Idol final to be held at Hyderabad on February 7 after winning the Eastern Zone Campus Rock Idols on January 17 at Kolkata.

Earlier the band bagged the 1st runner up title at the Regional Campus Rock Idol on January 10. Melodrama, the new death metal version was formed in the year 2008, and they have already bagged the 1st runner-up title in Summer Jam 2008, 1st Runners-up of Nagaland and Music Safari in Dimapur, winner of 'All Nagaland Best of the Best Open Beat Contest' and also the finalist in 'National Hornbill Rock Contest 2008'.

The band members comprise of vocalist Imlinungsang Jamir, guitar and back-up Imnok, lead guitarist Among Jinger, bassist Sashimeren Pongen, and drummer Wapang Walling.

The grand finale of the national campus rock was held in Treasure Island Gandhi pet at Hyderabad on 7th Feb. 09. Altogether 8 bands participated for the grand finale from the four zones, two bands each respectively. Abraxas band from Mumbai was the winner, Melodrama band from Dimapur Nagaland 1st runners up and Jester band from Delhi 2nd runners up. They got the cash prize of Rs.75,000/- , Rs.50,000/- and Rs.20,000/- respectively. Along with the cash prizes, the three winning bands received equipments other prices like acoustic guitar, bass guitar, guitar bags, guitar kits, drums, keyboards stand & bag, amps.etc. and they are soon to receive 10 more latest item by the end of this month . The winner of the NCRI gets a chance to OPEN THE ROCK IN INDIA festival with IRON MAIDEN at Bangalore on 15 Feb 09.

(Courtesy of Nagamusiconline.com)