On the occasion of World Music Day yesterday the Meghalaya government formally launched Season 3 of the Chief Minister’s Meghalaya Grassroots Music Project (CM-MGMP) here.
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said that his government is committed to nurturing Meghalaya’s creative economy and encouraged local musicians to explore mainstream music, representing the state’s cultural identity on the global stage.
The CM-MGMP aims to improve artists’ skills, nurture their talent, and form a creative economy that promotes music locally and globally. Launched in 2022, the project has sought to empower musicians by providing sustainable platforms to perform, evolve and grow.
Tourism Minister Paul Lyngdoh announced that the project will now become a programme, renamed as the Chief Minister’s MGMP Program. He appealed to young, talented musicians to register with it.
The government has claimed that more than 7,750 artists have been helped through the MGMP so far, with 13,104 performances, including eight outside Meghalaya. The project has created 175 jobs and generated an average income of Rs 10,000 per show for artists, it asserted.
The Meghalaya government is also developing Wahkhen into a ‘Residential Music Village’ to preserve the state’s folk music traditions and offer visitors an immersive cultural experience.
