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Four years ago when I indulged in a tete-a-tete with Soulmate — a Shillong-based blues band comprising guitarist-vocalist-songwriter Rudy Wallang and guitarist-vocalist Tipriti Kharbangar — the duo lamented about the limited options for artistes of their kind to flourish. While Wallang spoke of the challenges they faced when starting out in 2003, Kharbangar was candid about her mother's reluctance towards her entering the "uncertain profession" of music.