Alobo Naga & The Band (ANTB) from Nagaland delivered a high-energy performance at the concluding evening of OCTAVE 2026 at the Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur, on October 4.
The four-day festival showcased the cultural heritage and contemporary expressions of Northeast India through music, dance, folk traditions and performing arts.
ANTB performed a one-hour set featuring a mix of Hindi, Punjabi and English songs alongside Nagamese and local dialects of Nagaland. The band also performed original songs including “Wolo,” “Mistry Gaana” and “TGIF”, along with popular numbers associated with artistes such as KK, Anuv Jain, Badshah and Diljit Dosanjh.
The performance drew active participation from the audience, with several spectators joining the band on stage towards the end of the set. ANTB comprises Alobo Naga on vocals, David Sunar on drums, Fung Walling on bass and Nash Longkumer on guitar. The band is known for incorporating contemporary rock and pop influences with the sounds and languages of Nagaland.
The evening also featured the NCM Choir, directed by Lipokmar, which performed “Jai Ho” and “Lakhon Hain Yahan Dilwale”. The choir later collaborated with Alobo Naga & The Band. Traditional performances from across the Northeast were also presented, including Singhi Chham from Sikkim, Pung Cholom from Manipur and Bihu from Assam. At the closing ceremony, Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Tourism, Finance and Culture, Diya Kumari, highlighted India’s cultural diversity and said the Northeast represents a rich and vibrant part of the country’s cultural heritage. She described OCTAVE as an example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat”.
Diya Kumari congratulated Dr. Ashwin M. Dalvi, Director, West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur, for organising the festival. N.C. Goyal, Director, Rajasthan International Centre, was also present.
The four-day festival provided a platform for artistes from the Northeast to present their cultural and contemporary expressions to audiences in Rajasthan. For ANTB, the performance marked its first appearance in Jaipur.
