Soulmate, a blues band from Shillong, has recently launched their first album Shillong with a predominant love theme. The band comprises of Rudy Wallang (guitar and vocals), Tripriti Kharbyngar (vocals and guitar), Sam Shullai (drums) and Manas Choudhury (bass guitar). Rudy is the son of Shillong's popular musician Toto Wallang. He previously played with Mojo, also a blues band.

Soulmate was formed around three years ago when Rudy Wallang (who was a member of "The Great Society" and MOJO.) and Tipriti Kharbangar, who has sung quite a number of concerts as a solo artiste as well as doing a short stint on vocals and backing vocals with MOJO, decided to continue their musical journey-the BLUES being their driving force and main source of inspiration. Their first performance was at the Roots Festival in Shillong in the year 2003.

Soulmate also played at the 2004 Roots Festival alongside Emtrio from Italy. Next, they performed at the International "Jazzmandu" Jazz Festival held earlier in March 2004 in Katmandu; Nepal. They played a series of eight concerts at different venues in Nepal alongside bands and musicians from Norway, Indonesia, Britain, Benin (Africa), The Czech Republic and Nepal. The band has also played a series of concerts in Darjeeling (Darjeeling Carnival 2004), Kalimpong (Kalimpong Winter Fest.2004), Sikim (Mangan Music Festival), Aizwal- Mizoram, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Goa besides playing gigs in their hometown, Shillong.