Silas Kikon (19 October 1956 – 25 June 2016) was an Indian singer and composer from

Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...

. He is known for his hit song "Ayo Choro Küpi Na".

Biography

Silas Kikon was born on 19 October 1956 to a

Lotha Naga Lotha Nagas, also known as Kyongs, are a major Naga ethnic group native to Wokha District in the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland. Origins Scholars have presented several theories about the migration of the Lothas and the other Naga peo ...

family from

Lakhüti Lakhüti is a Lotha Naga, Lotha Naga people, Naga village located 127 km north of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland. Lakhüti is located in Aitepyong Circle of Wokha District, Nagaland which is bounded by Akuk village to the North, Pangti a ...

. Kikon was active in Nagaland during the 1980s and until the end of the 20th century. He was known for his hit song ''Choro Küpi'' and for his contribution to the promotion of Lotha songs in this modern era. He died on 25 June 2016 at Civil Hospital,

Wokha Wokha is a town and municipality in the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the headquarters of Wokha District and is located about 75 km north of the state capital, Kohima. Wokha literally means ''head count'' or ''census'' in the Lotha l ...

and his remains were laid to rest at his native village, Lakhüti. On 25 October 2019, Kikon was posthumously awarded the Nagaland Musicians Collective (NMC) for excellence in music.

Discography

* ''‘Choro Küpi’'' (1993)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kikon, Silas 1956 births Musicians from Nagaland Naga people 20th-century Indian male singers 20th-century Indian singers 2016 deaths People from Wokha district