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Mizo gospel is the Christian sacred and popular devotional music of the Mizo people from Mizoram, a hill state in Northeast India. It blends Western hymnody and choral traditions brought by missionaries with local melodic sensibilities, languages (primarily Mizo/Lushai), and later, contemporary band and studio production. Core sounds range from four‑part SATB choirs and congregational “lengkhawm zai” hymn singing to modern praise-and-worship ensembles with acoustic guitar, keyboards, bass, and light drums. Lyrics focus on faith, testimony, consolation, and communal praise, and are almost always delivered in the Mizo language. Over the 20th century the style expanded from church liturgy and school choirs into recordings, radio, and live concerts, while retaining its identity as spiritually centered, community-driven music.