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…
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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…
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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…
View More Artist Profiles: TserendavaaArtist 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,…
View More Artist Profiles: UrnaInterview 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…
View More Interview with Daniel Ho about his Collaboration with The Grasslands EnsembleThe 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…
View More The Sky & Prairie, a Spectacular ProductionMusical 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…
View More Musical Beauty from the SteppesArtist Profiles: Altangerel Khishigtogtokh
Altangerel Khishigtogtokh’s artistic name is Altay. He is a young Mongolian musician who grew up in a musical family in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.…
View More Artist Profiles: Altangerel KhishigtogtokhArtist Profiles: Hanggai
Hanggai, composed of young musicians from Beijing and the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia, is at the forefront of a modern Mongolian folk revival…
View More Artist Profiles: HanggaiFascinating Buryatia
Badma Khanda – Mongolian Music from Buryatia (ARC Music, 2008) The story behind Badma Khanda is fascinating. The group is named after its lead vocalist…
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