Interview with Tg. Zen Lian (Guitarist)

Interview with Tg. Zen Lian (Guitarist)

Zomi sungah guitar siamte sungah a minthang khat ahi Tg. Zen Lian pen abeisa 1993 pan 2000 kikal sungah Zomi Album kibawl teng 98% banah guitar atum sak khin khat ahi hi. Tua banah Kawlgam a guitar siam minthang Aces Band te’ bassist Kam Za Lian i khut nuai pan Guitar asinna pan akhangkhia to ahi hi. Tu laitak in US ah om in leitungbup Zomite sungah guitar siam Zen Lian cih in kithei ta hi.

Tg. Zen Lian i tangthu leh a guitar siamna akipatkhiat zia cihte tulai khangthak Music lunglute in a etteh theih ding deihna tawh ZogamOnline (ZOL) te in Tg. Zen Lian tawh aholimna (Interview) anuai a bangin Tongsan tanute in kong khah khia sawn uh hi.

ZOL: Pu Zen Lian, nang toh ZogamOnline houlim thei ding i hih man lungdam hi. ZogamOnline na veh ngei hia?

ZLT: Kei zong lung dam mahmah ing. www.ZogamOnline.com en zel mah ing ei. Hoih sa mahmah ing.

ZOL: Nang n’ong kigen masa diam?

ZLT: Aw. Kei ka min Zen Lian Thang hi. Ka pa Rev. Dr.Go Za Kham, ka nu Siamah Ngan Foong hi. Unau pasal 6 leh numei khat sung pan a neupen ka hi hi. Ka suahna pen Leilum,Tedim hi-in, 1987 kum a kipan Rangoon ah om, 2001 January pan Great Britain England ah, 2005 March pan United State ah ka om hi.

Education lam pen Rangoon University ah (B.A Geography 3rd year ciang kah, Information Technology Skill lam pan COMPtIA A+ certified COMPTIA SECURITY Certified, Microsoft certified Server Engineer laivuan ka kigin lai tak hi.

Pawlpi pan in, Evangelical Baptist Church(E.B.C), pawlpi mi ka hi hi.

ZOL: Na hobbies…

ZLT: Music, Laisim, Lawmte tawh thu kikum khawm leh nui khawm.

ZOL: Music lam bangchi dan a ana lunglut kha?

ZLT: Inn Kuan sung pan ki pan. Ka U te in music uk uh a hih manin kei zong hong lawh to hi dingin um ing.

ZOL: Kum bangzah na phakin guitar na tum thei?

ZLT: Kum 3 leh alang pawl ka phak ciang guitar tum theita ing.

ZOL: Mipi ma a na tum masakna pen..

ZLT: Ka kum zah lian bel thei nawn kei ing in, Biakinn bang ah bel kum 11 kim pawl a hi tam maw.

ZOL: Guitar ah kua in hong influence ahia?

ZLT: Influence.. Tu laitak Jeffbeck, Chet Atkin, B B King, Eric Johnson ka maturity tawh kisai in kikhel zel.

ZOL: Zen Lian i chih chiangin LEAD guitar lungsim ah hong lut pah hi. LEAD kia tum na hi hia?

ZLT: A tam zaw pen Lead guitar tum ing, ahihhang Bass zong U.S ka tun khit ciang a kisap nak leh tum ing. Keyboard pen Kawlgam ka om lai in tum ing in, professionally in album (2) sung ah tum ing.

ZOL: Bangbang band ah na kihel ngei a?

ZLT: 1993 in HornBills ah tum masa ing.Tua khit ciang Session in tum in, tawm vei sung ka lawmte tawh ki pawl in Friends Acomppaniment cih min tawh kawl la pawl khat tum ing.

U.S ah Christ Church (Bethesda) Praise Band ah Bass tum, A.M.E (Baltimore, MD) te project ah Lead guitar

ZOL: Bangbang Zomi album ah music na tum ngei a?

ZLT: 1993 pan 2000 sung aa a ki hawm khia Zomi album 98% bang ah ka ki hel kha hi.

ZOL: Guitar compettition ah na tel ngei hia?

ZLT: Kei hun lai in Guitar compettition khat vei zong omngei nai kei, khat vei zong kidem ngei keng.

ZOL: Concert na kihel khakna koi nuamsa pen?

ZLT: A taktak pen nih hi ding hi. 1997 kum kawlgam aa Karen minamte kumthak pawi Phadu khua ah a tum ding in hong cial uh, mipi 5000 bang tawh la sa khawm, a kam uh tawh guitar solo bang hong tum pih uh, tua pen a gam lum lam pan a nuam pen khat sa ing.

2003 kum East London Woolwhich Threater ah Christian Band minthang teng in concert pi khat nei in, tua sung ah Next Movements Band ten hong cial in, tua show zong a gam dai lam pan nuam ka sa mahmah aa, tu dong mah ka phawk phawk lai hi.

ZOL: Zomi sung ah kua guitar siam nasa pen?

Zomi sung ah Guitar Siam mi hong om ta hi. India lam pan in Pu Go Hau siam mahmah hi. Kawlgam lam pan khang thak sung pan Pu.E Tuang siam mahmah hi. A dang a siam tampi om lai in teh.

ZOL: Kawlgam sung leh kawlgam pua ah la?

ZLT: Kawlgam pan pen Moe Kyaw (RIP), Han Ngwe Thun, Chit San Maung tua siamsa pha diak ing. Kawlgam pua lam pan, internationally in, Jeffbeck guitar siam dan pen tuni dong mah lamdang sa lai ing.

ZOL: US bang chi tunkhak na hia?

ZLT: U.S pen England pan a pai suak hing.

ZOL: Tu’n US ah bang nna sem?

ZLT: Ka part time nasep pen Music tum mah hi. Ka main job pen na sep a zong2 lai hi ing. Information technology lam hi.

ZOL: Zomi music siam khat a dingin US ah bang opportunity om ahia?

ZLT: Hih dawtna pen zai mah mah hi. Ka siam tawp in hong dawng ning. Hihteng aa te tawh siamna kikim nak leh ki vakkhop theih phial na ding oppotunity om hi. Local music agencies te tawh ki zom leng music sep na ding om thei hi.(hih pen Events hi) Ih omna state, innteek dong om in, lawm leh gual i hauh nak leh nasep ding om thei hi.

ZOL: Kawlgam ah la?

ZLT: Kawlgam ah pen major band nih leh tum aa ding in hoih den hi na pi in, major band a a ki hello t’a ding ki nungta zo a hihhang khat veivei hak sa thei hi.

ZOL: Zomite international music scene a kilang pha dingin na mu hia?

ZLT: Tu laitak lian pen, international scene ah haksa lai in teh. Ahihhang a piang thei lo bel hi kei. Ni tumna gam lam ah pen, midangte tawh a ki banglo music tuam vilvel khat (or) style tuam vilvel khat na bawl zawh leh tua in international scene hong tung sak ding hi.

ZOL: Bang brand guitar hoih nasa pen?

ZLT: Guitar brand pen tam simsim tum ta ing. Ernieball Musicman te guitar bawlte hoih sa deuh ing.

ZOL: Kawlgam khonga musical instruments, sound system na zatte uh toh US khong ate a kikhai hia?

ZLT: Kawlgam ka om lai aa ka vanzatte uh pen hih teng ah ki zang zo lo hi. Tam man lua hi. Kei aa ding in kawlgam aa ka van zatte pen na hoih mahmah lel hi.

ZOL: Kawlgam kik na sawm hiam?

ZLT: Ciah kik sawm mah ing.

ZOL: India gam na zinta hia?

ZLT: India gam pen ka ut sawt napi tung zo nai ke’ng.

ZOL: India a kipan Zomi album bangbang na ngai kha? Na muhdan..

ZLT: Zomi album pan in Niang Bawi (Gloria)la te ngai zeel ing. A aw hoih mahmah, aw pi nei, a lamal leh a aw pen ki connect sak mahmah hi. A mah bang la siam ih neih Ei Zomi te aa ding in ki paakhuai mahmah hi.

ZOL: Zosuante lak ah kuate misic lam a sangpen in na mu? La sak lam ah la?

ZLT: La sakna lam ah, hun lui lai in sanggam Mizo te pen la siam sa ing. Tu hun ciang Zomite mah siam zawta ka sa hi. Khang Thak pan Gloria Ciin Lian Niang, ZamNu te, a lui sung pan Esther Cing San, Lian Sen, NoPi (Zo Pa Tong), Lia Lian cih bang Pasal ah TaangKo Tua Mung, PauNo, ThawnKham, kawl la sa SangPi – hihte pen lasiam taktak mah ka sa hi.

ZOL: Lasak zong siam ding hive teh aw..

ZLT: La bel sa sam ing in, guitar tum lam ki pia zaw ing. Kawl la album 5 khawng ah harmony arrangement bawl leh a harmony sa ngei ing.

ZOL: La phuah la?

ZLT: La phuak zong ka hih theih nop mahmah khat hi mah, dawng 5 khawng phuak ngei ing in, ThawnKham bek in za ngei in teh.

ZOL: Tangval lai himah teh maw?

ZLT: Tang val lai ing.

ZOL: Nungak tam mah in teh maw?

ZLT: Nu ngak bel tam in, kei aa ding tam nai lo hih tuak ei. Ha ha ha.

ZOL: Hahaha. Dawng siam mahmah chiai. Khangthak music ukte bang na advice nuam a?

ZLT: Advice maw..

(1) Basic pen na up mawh zah sangin na thupi zaw den ding hi. A Basic teng a zawh mah2 na ding han ciam in.

(2) Chord nam tampi tak theih ban ah, Chord voicing lim takin zong in.

(3) Music style khat bek tung ah ding lua ken, Music style pen kum 10 ciang a dang khat hong piang lel ding hi.

(4) Tu hun internet panin guitar sin theih na leh guitar tum dan a tuamtuam baih takin ki mu theita a hih manin lung kiat na ding om lo hi.

(5) Guitar na kisin nak leh achievement goal khat nei den in.

(6) Na khutme bek ki sin ken. Na khuak zong thu ngaih sun sak le cin tam pi tak a zai zaw in mu ni teh.

(7) Lung duai ding, lawp bawl lua lo ding, nisim in ki sin ding.

(8) Nang sang aa a siam zaw na sakte tawh tum khawm (Jam) ding, midang a tam thei thei tawh tum khawm ding.
Thu tampi tak om taleh hih a tung aa teng bang kei aa ding thupi ka sak pen hi.

ZOL: Dotkhak louh gennop na nei hia?

ZLT: Dawt khak loh gen nop, MUSIC PRODUCTION vai ah.. Nung aa Pu Go Hau na interview na uh ka sim kha aa ,La Album 1 pen ni khat peuh tawh ih bawl cih hong gen hi. Pawl khat in a market neu lua hong ci pah kha ding hi. Market zai ih deih leh mi deih, music hoih mahmah ih bawl kul ding hi.

Ei ZOMI te pen La phuaksiam, Lasak siam, a tumsiam chih bang ki om kawi kawi ta hi. La ih khum ding ciang in attitude ih khelkulta ding hi. La khat a piang thei ciang aa ih ngaihsut ding hun hi nawn lo in, la hoih khat baih tak aa a ki zuak ziau thei, a ki khawng ziau ding in ih ngaihsut kul ta ding hi.

A piang thei ciang pen mang ten DEMO ci in, tua pen raw material level mah ah om lai gige hi. Kei bang kawlgam ah 24 tracks bang tawh ka khum ciang Guitar nai 10, Keyboards nai 10, drums & Bass 20 cih bang in ka khum mah uh hi. Mi pawl khatte’n a track tam leh a hoih pah ziau ding sa kha in, a track tam pen tampi tak kithuap thei cih na hi. 24 tracks aa ding in nai 10 pen tawm lua mahmah hi. Kawlte nangawn in hun la in la khum buang ta sam uh hi.

Tu hun, Zomite in la ih bawl ciang in plan khat nei ta ni. Tua khit ciang ih kiim ih paam ah bang la te minthang, mite in sa aa hoih, ken sa leng a hoih veve diam cih dan. Kei la sak pen tua ci pian cih dan ki sittel kul pianta mawk hi. A kipat aa kipan in post production dong ngaih sun khol, gel khol in gamta leng vai hawm hong nuam in, music hoih hong piang thei zaw ding hi. Nawhtat gawp leh gim khit nung aa music na seppen a result hoih lua ngei lo hi.

Tua a hih man in ih music market khan ni in, ih ngaihsutna leh ih zat den ngeina pawl khat ih khel ding hun hong tungta hi. Tua hileh ih muh kholh loh, theihkholh loh hamphatna tampi ngah ding hi hang.

ZOL: Hilua ei. Zomite a dinga phatuam nong genkhiak thupi mahmah hi. Na musical career ah bang na angtang pen a?

ZLT: 2003 kum mah in, London Royal Academy of Music sang ah music tum ding in ka lawm ten hong zawn in, ka lau peuhmah hi. Uk mahmah ka hih manin ka pai gemgam aa, Jazz Music bekbek kitum in siam thei taktak mah ka sa hi. Kawl gam ah Jazz music lam ah hong ki muang pawl ahihhang in, tuate aa te tawh teh ding in kei aa pen hong neu lua mahmah hi.

Ka lawmte tawh ka et kawmkawm un Blue’s Jazz lam tum ni ci in ka thu ka khel kik uh hi. Instrumental Improvisation dawng 4 khawng ka tum uh hi. La dawng khat ta ka man sim un mipite hong ding in khut hong bet ziahziah pen lamdang ka sa mahmah aa, ka nuntak sung ah ka aangtang ni khat hong suak hi.

ZOL: Music a Professional na hihma in bang tupna, ngimna na nei a?

ZLT: Kei kipat chil lai-in chi leng Guitar siam sunsunte pen zatui zang ding leh zuu khamkham den ding in ki um in kuamah nu-leh-pa peuhmahin a tate guitar siamding deihsak lo hi. Kei hanciamna ah – Music siamte miten a zahtak, a hih thopthop louh na ding, Music siamna tawh sum-leh-pai tampi pi zong zo ding, mite muan theih mi khat suak ding cih pen ka mission ahi hi.

ZOL: A turn out la, a hoih hia leh?

ZLT: Atung lam teng bel mite in kiphasak hongsak tuak sa ing, anung lam ciang bel ka ngimna tangtungta ki ci thei phial ing.

ZOL: Professional musician khat na hihna a na theihkhiak/na muhkhiak nong share thei diam?

ZLT: Musician pen modern culture a dingin mun khat ah panmun ana la gige hi mawk sa ing. Example Lengtong Pauno minthan cil lai-in ci leng ih gam ih lei teng ah sen or shan aw nam musicte hong ging keei hi. Thawn Kham hong than leuleu ciang in PoP music teng tawh ih gam ki zeel hi. America bang ah ci leng traffic light ah khawl leng HipHop musicte ging ziahziah hi. Hihte pen modern culture taktak hi.

Tua ahihman in ei musiciante in, music ih bawl ciangin tu a sanga a zai zaw in thu ih ngaihsut mahmah ding kisamta hi. Na nung ah culture in hong nungzuih hi.

ZOL: Na hun manpha nong piak man kipak lua ung. Mailam ah lohchinna leh khansauna kong deihsak uhi. Lungdam mahmah ung.

ZLT: Kei zong lungdam lua ing. Topa in thu pha hong pia ta hen. Source: Zogam Online