Musical film ‘Enter My World’ brings out the beauty of the folk era of Nagaland
‘Enter My World’ is set to the tunes of a homegrown genre of world music that infuses jazz, rock and pop with tribal Naga chants. It is a sound Arenla Subong has grown up hearing: “how-ee, how-aa, how-ee, how-aa”. For her ancestors across tribes in Nagaland, this was the go-to chant for any group activity, be it farming, fishing, or even dancing. Today, the chant has evolved into a genre of world music. Howey music a mixture of traditional tribal chants with a bit of blues, pop, jazz and rock.