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…
Fiddles of the World Come Together
Tag: Mongolian music
Beautifully-Sculpted Mongolian and Middle Eastern Fusion
Equus – Tailwind Home (Equus, 2019) Equus is a multi-ethnic ensemble from the Sydney melting pot in Australia. On Tailwind Home, Equus treats the listener…
Voice of the Steppes: Interview with Urna Chahar-Tugchi
Urna Chahar-Tugchi, an artist from Inner Mongolia, recently released an album titled Ser, a collaboration with Polish group Kroke. Urna discusses her musical background and…
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: Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar
Otgonbayar Chuluunbaatar was born 1969 in the Altai Mountains in Western Mongolia, where she lived with her nomadic family. Since her youth Otgonbayar is known…
Artist Profiles: Tserendavaa
From remote west Mongolia came a master of one of the most remarkable vocal traditions on the planet. One person sings two different pitches at…
Artist Profiles: Urna
Urna Chahar-Tugchi was born in 1969 into a family of livestock farmers in the grasslands of the Ordos district, in the Southwest of Inner Mongolia,…
Interview with Daniel Ho about his Collaboration with The Grasslands Ensemble
Ukulele virtuoso Daniel Ho talks to World Music Central about his newly released album Between the Sky & Prairie, a collaboration with Mongolian musicians The…
The Sky & Prairie, a Spectacular Production
The Grasslands Ensemble & Daniel Ho – The Sky & Prairie (Wind Music, 2017) The Sky & Prairie is a remarkable production that brings together…
Musical Beauty from the Steppes
Henri Tournier & “Epi” Enkhjargal Dandarvaanchig – Souffles des Steppes – Steppes Breath (Accords Croisés, 2017) Souffles des Steppes is a fascinating encounter the world…