(headline image: morin huur player. Photo courtesy of Mongolian National Centre for Intangible Heritage.) The morin huur, often referred to as the horse-head fiddle, is…
Morin Huur, the Traditional Horse-head Fiddle of Mongolia
Tag: Buryat
Modern Recreations of Ancient Melodies and Throat Singing of Buryatia
Shono – Kolkhozoy Traktor (CPL-Music CPL066, 2023) Unveiling unheard auditory landscapes hailing from the distant region of Buryatia, Shono resurrects the time-honored rituals of the…
The Extraordinary Modern Shamanic Sound of Namgar
Namgar – Nayan Navaa (ARC Music, 2021) Nayan Navaa is the fantastic new album from Namgar, a band that plays modern sounds rooted in traditional…
Artist Profiles: Shono
Combining the traditions of Buryat-Mongolian, the sound of Siberia and rock music, Shono (wolf in Buryat) Band was found in 2014 by musician and throat…
Artist Profiles: Badma-Khanda
Badma-Khanda was born in Inner Mongolia, China, in 1979 into a Buryat family. Her grandparents had to flee from the communist regime of the Soviet…
Artist Profiles: Namgar
Singer Namgar Ayushievna Lhasaranova is the leader of the band, and her name was used to call the entire group. She grew up in a…
Artist Profiles: Namgar Ayushievna Lhasaranova
Namgar Ayushievna Lhasaranova grew up in a Buryat family in the tiny village of Kunkur near the border crossing of Russia, Mongolia, and China. She…
Throat Singing from Eastern Siberia
Shono – “Hunters. Throat singing from the shores of Baikal” (Sketis Music SKMR-122, 2016) Shono is a new ensemble from eastern Siberia that skillfully combines…