Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar – Zastiin Nogoodoi – Tribal Zakhchin Music of Western Mongolia (self release, 2007)
Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar has recorded an album that preserves the rich tradition of her people. She is a member of the Zakhchin tribe, an ethnic minority in the steppes of Western Mongoilia with a population of 25.000 people, who speak their own dialect and keep their traditions alive up to today. Tribal Zakhchin Music of Western Mongolia is her release in a series dedicated to the music of the Zakhchin people. Her previous releases are “Songs of the Zakhchin People in Western Mongolia” and Zast Altai.
The 32 songs Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar are “short songs” (bogino duu) and “long songs” (urtiin duu) style, which are normally performed by women. They are normally sung a cappella or accompanied by the tobshuur (a long necked lute). In this project, she is accompanied by Wolfgang Hofer.
Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar’s mission is to collect and preserve many of the songs from rural areas that are in danger of being lost . With Zastiin Nogoodoi – Tribal Zakhchin Music of Western Mongolia she has taken a monumental step by registereing a beautiful collection collection of music from her homeland.
More information at: http://www.zakhchin.com.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
