Techung is a prominent Tibetan singer-songwriter living in exile in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is best known for his performances of traditional Tibetan…
Artist Profiles: Techung
Tag: Tibetan music
Artist Profiles: Penpa Tsering
Penpa Tsering a world class musician, singer and dancer, was born in Chamdo Kham (eastern Tibet) in 1963. In the 1970s and 1980s Tsering studied…
Artist Profiles: Nawang Khechog
Born in Tibet, Nawang Khechog spent his earliest years as the child of nomads. In his boyhood he first learned to play the bamboo flute,…
Fascinating Tibetan Musical Diversity of Dharamsala
Various Artists – Men of Dharamsala (Yarlung Records YAR70902, 2015) Men of Dharamsala is a fascinating project in support of the Tibetan Institute of…
Flawless Improvisations on Tibetan Buddhist Hymns
Tsering Tan and Zhang Xiaoyin The Snow Lotus: Improvisations on Tibetan Buddhist Hymns (Rhymoi Music, 2014) Unless you are a hermit just down from the…
Tibetan musician Techung Releases Lam La Che
Tibetan singer-songwriter Techung returns has a new international release titled Lam La Che (On The Road). The album features blues guitarist and vocalist Keb’ Mo’.…
Tibetan Musician Techung to Open for the Dalai Lama
Tibetan singer and multi-instrumentalist Techung is scheduled to perform at the opening concert for the Dalai Lama’s speech in New Orleans on May 18th, 2013.…
Paradise Lost Namgyal Lhamo’s Sensational Video
Tibetan singer Namgyal Lhamo’s latest music video ‘Chang Yare’-Paradise Lost is spellbinding. If you thought that Tibetan music was just about ethereal loops that blended…
Namgyal Lhamo, Tibet Under the Skin
As the struggle for a Free Tibet continues, Netherlands based Tibetan singer Namgyal Lhamo has pushed the cause to the forefront of the artistic community…
Tibetan and Navajo-Ute Stillness
R. Carlos Nakai & Nawang Khechog Winds of Devotion (Sounds True, 2007) Two of the best known flute players in the world music field, collaborate…