(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: Mongolian music
New Book ‘Instrumental Lives: Musical Instruments, Material Culture, and Social Networks in East and Southeast Asia’
Musical instruments from East and Southeast Asia are increasingly recognized as essential components of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage. Edited by Helen Rees, Instrumental Lives (University…
Batsükh Dorj Tops Transglobal World Music Chart for January 2024
Ögbelerim: Music for My Ancestors by Mongolian throat singer and multi-instrumentalist Batsükh Dorj has secured the top spot on the Transglobal World Music Chart for…
Mongolian Sound Worlds, New Book from University of Illinois Press
Mongolian Sound Worlds is the title of the new book published by University of Illinois Press, edited by ennifer C. Post, Sunmin Yoon, and Charlotte…
Artist Profiles: Khusugtun
Khusugtun is a Mongolian band that has developed a contemporary form of Mongolian overtone singing by adding polyphony. The group released its first album in…
Mongolian Band Khusugtun to Release Jangar
Buda Musique has announced the August 28, 2020 release of Jangar, an album by Mongolian sextet Khusugtun. The group performs a modern and polyphonic exploration…
The Spectacular Mongolian Roots Rock of The Hu
The Hu – The Gereg (Eleven Seven Music, 2019) The Hu is a sensational Mongolian band that combines Mongolian traditional music with rock, a style…
Artist Profiles: The Hu
Mongolian band The Hu was created in 2016 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia by their producer Dashka, along with band members TS Galbadrakh (Gala); B. Enkhsaikhan (…
Mongolian and Persian Hybridization at Rainforest World Music Festival 2019
Sedaa is a Germany-based quartet featuring three Mongolian musicians and one Iranian instrumentalist. Together they make a remarkable mix of Mongolian, Middle Eastern and global…
Fiddles of the World Come Together
French guitarist Mathias Duplessy put together a fascinating project called the Violins of the World. The current version of the ensemble was showcased at the…