Hailing from Goalpara, Narmeen Iftikhar is the lead singer of the band ‘Immi and the Mahoots’. The band has been able to give iconic Assamese songs a new lease on life, by rearranging the songs in a western set-up, in order to appeal to a wider crowd. The tunes, loved by people of Assam, are now being introduced to a global audience, and have generated a lot of interest among music lovers. We speak to the humble and talented singer to know more about the origins of the band, and their plans for the future.
From Assam to New York
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