The koi has changed its course now, waiting to be the besf band of this generation

love the music...great work bro keep it up👍👍

Engna Fajaba

Mast Magan Cover-Asa Singh (2 States)

An original song I wrote at some point in my life that I can't remember

I love and appreciate all of you out there whoever and wherever you are. It took me awhile to except life for what it is! U don’t gotta be foolish like I was u can escape this bull shit system.Recorded 3/2/24 Indianapolis Indiana somewhere up ina burbs. live in the NOW

Talktomuch (Prod.MichaelHarrison)

thundering fighter jets rip the picturesque sky apart
another casualty in this senseless war of art
i heard a woman say that’s the roaring sound of freedom
and thought to myself her brain must be pretty numb
from feeding the insatiable war machines of the state
sick symbiotic relationship they use to dominate
one more two more how many more populations?
for the prosperity of our great fairy tale nation

oh say can you see?
patriotism ain’t the same thing as being free

pledging allegiance is a kontrol trick for human beings
yeah I know that’s hard to grasp especially when you are not seeing
the horrifying outcomes of the often spouted hollow phrases
like you can love it or you can leave it if you hate it
because here in the land of the free thanks to the brave 
you’re free to disagree but you’re just desecrating heroes' graves
kind of like the graves of men and grave of women and graves of little kids
who lived a whole lot like you with regional differences
different languages creation myths and skin pigment
cultural superiority is only a figment 
of a state sponsored second-hand imagination 
natural curiosity entertained to sleep and calcified with education

oh say can you see?
patriotism ain’t the same thing as being free

so peek through cracks in hands and see the nightmare we endorse
because even if we’re unaware we’re still passively pissing on the corpse
of whoever wherever however The Party next decide
will make for a healthy bottom line Q4 genocide 
is it easy to look away when it’s not your family on the business end
of the drone bomb chemical agents and generations of gene mutation
is it blissful to be naive to humanity tortured and torn?
or can you see the hypnotic free falling acrobatic aerial bomber porn
as just another jaw dropping tail spin tingling heir forced masturbation
glorifying war for one more generation?

oh say can you see?
patriotism ain’t the same god damn thing as being free
what will it take for you to see?
blind obedience binds us in chains of slavery

ultra kontrol

wakhal dolai

Lumaang Shambun

Kouraganu Eibu Hanna (Bedroom acoustic live session)

Episode 2 : pogonotrophy

Punshi Echel

Khallui

Aroobana mataida is the OST for the film Laman Ama.

Aroobana Mataida

"Eide ethantani" is EYOOM first EP. It is based on personal experience  and depicts the journey of a person. We hope it resonates with you.
We would like to thank Aditya Ngangbam(studio7), Marathon Leichombam, Vibhash and khongthang Studio, for their support in  making the EP.

4 .Nangtani (ep version)

This is the story of the damn flower
Drowned in the tears of the lost lovers,
Covered in the silence of the night
Where was I ??? I was with the dragonflies
The petals ,they all withered with the salts,
As the air sang of the lover’s faults,
Echoed in the silence of the night
Where was I ??? I was with the dragon flies
Fighting a lost cause for the lost names
Drowned in the tears of the love

Rusted Love (demo)

The Koi is an alternative/indie band from Manipur, India. The five members; Rishikesh Thangjam, Kamlesh Khundrakpam, Nongpok Arambam, Kumarjit Huirem and Sumit Lukram came together as ‘The Koi’ sometime in 2012. Jyotin Elangbam joined the band on drums in 2018, adding his touch of subtle percussive expressions to the overall sound the band has been developing since its early beginnings.
Rishikesh is the songwriter/singer of the group while the rest juggle guitars, keyboard, and percussion. Their proficiency in western classical guitar and an innate affinity to folk music of the region gives their music a character of freshness of sound and approach. A mixture of diverse and sometimes contradictory influences and inspirations, which is The Koi, is held together by an unmistakable sincerity. Koi, literally meaning ‘beard’ in Manipuri, is a signifier they have chosen to represent the essence of their music - instinctive, raw, and blithe. Childhood friends for long, the five eventually coalesced their musical pursuits and, during one of their many casual jam sessions in Shillong, ‘The Koi’ was brought about. 
Webcasted amateur recordings of their first few songs in English with just a laptop and a cheap mic garnered tremendous acclaim. Buoyed by the favorable response of a widening fan-base they broadened their repertoire to encompass the Manipuri language. They began composing Manipuri songs penned by the renowned late playwright Arambam Samarendra, who is also father to Nongpok. Their musical trans creation of the cherished text lends it a new incarnation and reaffirms the burgeoning of a musical tradition. 
They broke into the scene with ‘The Koi - the journey so far’ their debut concert held in Imphal in January 2014. Their performance was commended as a very original blend of native and western musical influences by many among the audience comprising of an assorted demographic of music lovers of the region. 
They released their debut album, Episode 1 in 2014.
They have released a follow up E.P “Eigi Wabu Ningshingduna” on You Tube on June 2018. And, three singles “Khangdaba Kaya Wangmada” on 2019 and “Lon Na Paokhong Challibi” on 2020 and “Leichil” on 2021 was released on Youtube.

Punshi Echel

The Koi

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