Phou-oibi, the Rice Goddess
Phouoibi, the rice goddess is a 2013 Manipuri language ballad opera, performed by the Laihui Ensemble from Manipur, India, as a part Tapestry Sacred Music 2013 programme held at the Esplanade in Singapore.[1]
Plot
The ballad opera "Phou-oibi the rice goddess" tells the divine story of various Goddesses, of fish, land, metal, water, wealth and after all of rice, Phouoibi, who are sent down to earth by the supreme God to prosper the human civilization. On her way, Phouoibi meets Akongjamba and both fall in love with each other.