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ChaiTunes | music videos

ChaiTunes is a music project where musicians of various genres collaborate to brew a fine blend of music. The collaborative enterprise features live studio-recorded music performances by established and emerging artists. These projects are shared with the world through a series of music videos viewable on the internet. The whole idea of the project is to go to the villages and interior places where the actual talents are hidden, compose a song collaborating artists of different genres, shoot a video live and unplugged and release it for the audience worldwide. When the new generation has almost forgotten the age old traditional music, ChaiTunes Project seeks to build tangible bridges between folk, rock, pop, jazz or blues musicians by finding points of common interest and experience in music. It is a long-term collaborative program in partnership between the artists of different genres and as musicians' communities.

The music at ChaiTunes Project is produced by Jim Ankan Deka. An initiative of Music Malt, ChaiTunes is powered by Eastern Fare and OK! North East.

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CHAITUNES MUSIC VIDEOS

ChaiTunes releases the fourth music video of its series - Assam Skies - a song written by Karen Weed and featuring Char Seawell, Catherine Khiangte and Assamese music composer Jim Ankan Deka. The video is directed by Tarunabh Dutta and co-produced by Debjani Hazarika, Jim and Karen. The video was released on September 25, 2019.

This collaborative project is powered by Music Malt and produced by Eastern Fare Music Foundation.

ChaiTunes releases the third music video of its series - Anuron - featuring Rupam Bhuyan, Queen Hazarika and Assamese music composer Jim Ankan Deka. The video is directed by Tarunabh Dutta and co-produced by Debjani Hazarika. The video is released on January 3, 2017.

This collaborative project is powered by Music Malt and produced by Eastern Fare Music Foundation.

ChaiTunes releases the second music video of its series - Aakaxok Subo Khojo - featuring singer from Kolkata Antara Nandy & Assamese music composer Jim Ankan Deka. The video is directed by Parmita Borah and lyrics is penned by Raj Dweep. The video is released on June 5, 2015.

This collaborative project is powered by Music Malt and produced by Eastern Fare Music Foundation.

ChaiTunes releases its first music video - Xaare Aasu - featuring Assamese singer Queen Hazarika & Jim Ankan Deka. The video is directed by Parmita Borah and lyrics are penned together by writer Bhabananda Deka and Nalini Prava Deka.

This collaborative project is powered by Music Malt and produced by Eastern Fare Music Foundation.


The team

Bangalore

Parmita Borah (director, producer, writer)
Nishal Lama (director of photography)
Suhit Kumar (actor)
Divya Nambiar (actress)
Deepak Vijaykumar (camera)
Jim Ankan Deka (co-producer, music producer)
Anil CJ (sound engineer)
Vinod M Singh (production assistant)

Guwahati

Tarunabh Dutta (director, editor)
Prabal Gogoi (camera, production assistant)
Debjani Hazarika (co-producer, script writer)
Jim Ankan Deka (director, producer)
Gaurav Choudhury (production assistant)
Sangeeta Pachani (actress)
Gargi Buragohain (actress)
Pragyan Bezbaruah (camera, editor)
Harshita Baruah (actress)
Bornali Thakuria (actress)
Nitesh Parvat (actor)
Arnabjyoti Kashyap (actor)
Alice Banting Bhattacharya (actress)
Lain Heringman (actor)
Bishnu Pada Pramanik (actor)
Gobind Gogoi (actor)

Musicians

Vinod M Sing (keyboard)
Pratik Nalawade (guitar)
Shreyas Akarshan (drums)
Harish Marappa (bass)
Prabal Gogoi (cajon)
Gaurav Choudhury (guitar)
Jenie (percussion)
Ritwika Bhattacharya (back vocals)
Veda V Sarma (harmonica)
Jim Ankan Deka (guitar)
Debojit Kalita (flute)
Barun Das (dotora, dogor and other Assamese traditional instruments)

Singers

Mayukh Hazarika (Niyoror Xur)
Rupam Bhuyan (Anuron, Anuron - live and unplugged)
Tarali Sarma
Antara Nandy (Aakaxok Subo Khojo, WestWards)
Queen Hazarika (Xaare Aasu, Anuron)
Char Seawell (US) (Assam Skies)
Catherine Khiangte (Assam Skies)
Suchethan Rangaswamy
Rittique Phukan
Hriday Goswami

Lyricists

Karen Weed (UK) (Assam Skies)
Bhabananda Deka (Xaare Aasu, Niyoror Xur)
Nalini Prava Deka (Xaare Aasu, Niyoror Xur)
Ankur Deka (Niyoror Xur)
Jim Ankan Deka (Anuron)
Rajdweep (Aakaxok Subo Khojo)

Associated Studios

Eastern Fare Studios, Bengaluru
Eastern Fare Studios, Guwahati
Eastern Fare Studios, Umiam
MadCat Studios, Bengaluru
Innerspace Studios, Bengaluru
TD Film Studio, Guwahati

Associated Companies

Purple Trope
Eastern Fare Productions
Perspective 360 Degree
Jenie's Mascara
OK! North East
By The Way (Hatigarh Chariali)
Everything Outdoor

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