Naga folk musician, Atso Chasie’s string instrument lends grace to ‘You Raise Me Up’
The Hindu
The string instrument Gei-Ü features in ‘Bollywood soprano’ Natalie Di Luccio’s version of the popular song
‘You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains’ ... Canadian-Italian Natalie Di Luccio’s voice soars over the blue-green baize of Nagaland’s hills. Wrapped in traditional Naga colours, Di Luccio, who found fame as ‘Bollywood’s soprano’ sings the popular Nordic-Irish song ‘You Raise Me Up’ with members of the Phetsukiku Club, Khonoma. By her side, in the video released last week that has garnered over 1.7 lakh views on YouTube, is Naga folk musician and luthier Atso Chasie playing the string instrument he developed, the Gei-Ü (pronounced Jee-uh) — its sound a blend of lilting bagpipes and resonant violins.
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