Guru Jianngam Kamei (1963–2016) was a noted music director, lyricist, and singer from

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of ...

, India. He was conferred the title "Guru Shiksha Parampara Award" by Ministry of Art and Culture, Government of India for his contribution to the field of music in 2012.

Biography

Jiangam Kamei was a Rongmei Naga belonging to the Zeliangrong Naga community. He was born on 9 February 1963 at Canchipur, Imphal. He started singing and writing songs as early as 1985 in both Ruanglat and

Meiteilon Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...

. He was also an approved artiste of All India Radio, Imphal and had served as president of Zeliangrong Artists Forum, Manipur.yvvyb ubb hyvuyvhn uyvh huvyv8hb byv8yvyvf>

References

1963 births 2016 deaths Indian male singer-songwriters Indian singer-songwriters 20th-century Indian singers Musicians from Manipur People from Imphal 20th-century Indian male singers Naga people {{India-musician-stub