Every Volume is an amalgamation of all social elements characterised in different songs. This album, of course, is a perfect instance of Tapta’s SDP (sex, drug, and politics) format. As a sequel to his famous song Election in the previous volume, Mantri in this album is a critical analysis of games played by the region’s corrupted political leaders.
Wide range of trades in Manipur is linked with Burma (Myanmar) where Tamu town is the transit point. Situated in Indo-Myanmar border, many youth in the region visit this town for different purposes other than trade activities. Tamu is just 30-minute on a horse driven cart from border town Moreh of Manipur. Both Tamu and Moreh are hot spots for flesh trade at cheap rates. Tumu (Tamu) in the album highlights this Myanmar town being severely infested with HIV virus. Instead of importing sexually transmitted disease, why the youth does not seem to enjoy popular Tamu plums or pumpkins, Tapta asks in Tumu (Tamu).
Tapta may or may not have been trained in Hindustani Classical vocals but Tumu(Tamu) sounds great with Hindustani ragas. Jayanta juxtaposes an emotional scale which coincides with some Hindustani ragas.
Pebet is one of the most applauded songs in the album. Pebet is an imaginary tiny female bird in a Manipuri folktale of the same title. In the folktale, a cunning hermit cat plays some nasty tricks to attack Pebet and her kids. Tapta recounts the same context by signifying the hermit cat as rapist in his Pebet. With well-composed rock and roll rhythms, Hogaibi, Radha, and Budhu are thematically related to objections raised by some desperate men against doubtful sexual practices of their women in love.
It happens more often than not. Young boys spent their youthful days in infatuated world of lust and desire. When life and love come into the real shape, they eventually find their erstwhile lovers walking away with men better located career or status wise. Mahoot is a comical portrayal of circumstances as it highlights a frustrated boy who is haunted by his youthful past and girlfriends.
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