Noted Naga Dance Trainer, Azone Zuvezolu Tetseo gave assistance and guidance for about one week to the Officer Trainees of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie to put a show for performance of Naga Dance on the occasion of India Day on 19th November and 20th November 2005 at the Academy. The show was extremely well received, and the trainees appreciated the efforts made by her.
Azone Zuvezolu Tetseo is a vocalist par excellence. She hails from Thuvopisu, a small village in the remote district of Phek in Nagaland which is located in the North Eastern part of India.
Naturally talented but with no formal tutelage, Azone, better known as “Zulu” to family, friends and her admirers, began singing at a very tender age. She was “discovered” by her grand mother (herself an eminent and well known folk singer in her community from whom, one could say, Zulu inherited her musical genes) who took Zulu under her wings and began to hone her rough talent to perfection. Zulu is today considered one of the leading exponents of Naga folk music and dance all over Nagaland. She is an accredited singer with Radio and Television in Nagaland.
Zulu, in her own right, has composed and sung various songs which bring to life the verve and zest of ‘CHOKRIS”, the tribal people of the State of Nagaland. She has to her credit, cut a few tapes which give a brilliant glimpse of this verve and zest.
Major achievments/experiences since 1995
1. Attended and took active part in South Asian Friendship Youth Camps held at various places within India and abroad since 1995 for “Love, Peace and Unity” amongst South Asian Countries.
2. Performed at the Red Cross Complex, Kohima (Nagaland) during an evening with felicitations and delegates of the North Eastern States on 21st May 1995.
3. Performed Folk Music and Dance during Korean Team visit to Nagaland on 25th January 1996.
4. Participated in Folk Music Competition in 1996 organized by AIR Kohima and was First in solo.
5. Presented Nagaland State in 1996 at Shillong (Meghalaya) during the final competition of folk music (solo) North Eastern States Level at All India Radio, Shillong and came as second.
6. Performed at Kohima Local ground on 23rd May 1997 during the Prime Minister’s visit to Nagaland.
7. Performed during 1st North Eastern region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference on 29th April 1997 at Kohima (Nagaland).
8. Performed at Local Ground Kohima on 28th November 1997 during Quasqui Centennial Cultural Show in celebration of 125th years of Christianity in Nagaland.
9. Performed at Servas Internation Conference at Baroda, Gujarat from 24th to 26th January 1998.
10. Organized and performed “Talent Expo” on 8th and 9th October 1999 at State Academy Hall of Music & Dance Kohima Nagaland organized by NICC and bagged the Best Vocal Award.
11. Performed on 20th December 1999 at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Naga Hospital, Kohima Nagaland.
12. Performed at Ahmedabad, Gujarat during All India Radio Millennium Award/Prize Distribution Ceremony on 18th March 2000.
13. Performed at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi during the Indian International trade Fair on 24th November 2000 (Nagaland Day Celebration)
14. Attended Republic Day Celebrations 2002 at New Delhi as a Tribal Guest from Nagaland State.
15. Performed during International Festival of Indigenous and Tribal People held on 25th October 2003 at New Delhi.
16. In April 2004 was the Performing Artist at the launch of the book “The Land of the Nagas” by the Governor of Nagaland at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
17. Attended the International Peace Conference and Cultural Exchange Programme as member of Indian Delegation and performed in various cities in Sri Lanka (including Colombo) in September 2004.
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