Commonwealth Games kick off with Wangala beat

The greatest multi-sports event to be hosted by India, the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2010 will begin with the famous hundred drums Wangala beat of the Garos, Meghalaya as the opening event which would be composed by none other than Oscar award winner A.R.Rahman. The world famous music composer will arrive at Tura with a five-member team on 12th November to record the event. Rahman chose the annual harvest festival of the Garos-Wangala- the hundred drums beat on his own as the opening event. All are invited to 100 drums Wangala Festival on 13th & 14th of November 2009 at Asanang, 18kms away from Tura, Meghalaya.