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Tag: Namgar
Resilience and recovery: how 14 festivals and 19 bands are hosting an online music festival in the pandemic era
With continuing third and even fifth waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a pall on the live music industry around the world. But a…
Buryat Act Namgar Tops the September 2021 Transglobal World Music Chart
Nayan Navaa, the new album from Namgar is the number one recording at the Transglobal World Music Chart in September 2021. Namgar plays a fascinating…
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: 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…