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…
Batsükh Dorj Tops Transglobal World Music Chart for January 2024
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Artist Profiles: Mergen-Kherel Chadamba
In 2002, Mergen-Kherel Chadamba was accepted into the Tuva republic school of arts where he started learning playing national instruments. After graduation, he continued his…
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…
Electrifying Tuvan Music from Khöömei Beat
Khöömei Beat – Changys Baglaash (Arc Music, 2021) Colorful Tuvan traditions and mesmerizing throat singing meet engaging modern elements in Khöömei Beat’s new album, Changys…
Ancient Renovated Sounds from Yakutia
Ayarkhaan – Sparkling rhythms (Ayarkhaan, 2016) Ayarkhaan (АЙАРХААН) is a long-established female vocal group from Sakha, a republic of Yakutia in Russia. Albina Degtyareva created…
Huun-Huur-Tu Meet the Celts in Glasgow
Huun-Huur-Tu – Where Young Grass Grows (Shanachie, 1999) Where Young Grass Grows is the fourth album from famed Tuvan ensemble Huun-Huur-Tu, one of the iconic…
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…
Neel Murgai Livestream
Presented by La MaMa, June 25, 2020 Neel Murgai is an extraordinary musician, overtone singer and composer based in Brooklyn, co-founder of an Indian music…
Artist Profiles: Yuliyana Krivoshapkina
Yuliyana Krivoshapkina was born in Yakutia, also known as the Sakha Republic in northeastern Siberia, part of the Russian Federation. Yuliyana is one of the…