The ensemble Khan Bogd consists of young and talented Mongolian artists who have already made experiences with concerts in Europe and the United States of America. They got to know each other during their studies and since then have worked together in various projects.
The Mongolian songs comprise an enormous repertory. Music spread from house to house on the occasion of festivities or by means of teaching. The family or clan gatherings offered a good opportunity to meet and sing together, to learn from others and take home a new melody. In this way, the old musical structures performed in all different parts of Mongolia have been conserved by the local masters for the whole nation.
With the new edition, we want to put a more intensive focus on the vocals of the women in the steppes. There are performed songs which emphasize the role of women in the social responsibility of these nomads. Longing for a lover (love songs), working songs (about how they handle their animals, for example the act of milking), lullabies (responsibility as mother and guardian), healing songs (female shaman responsibility for the well-being of the family), wedding songs, dirges and also ritual songs for special occasions (family festivities, phases of the moon, seasons, etc.).
- Ensemble
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Credits:
Battulga Nomin-Erdene female voice
Gankhuyag Uyanga khuuchir, female voice
Gankhuyag Solongo yatga, female voice
Buyankhishig Togtokhjargal - morin khuur
Ganburged Bukhchuluun - morin khuur, khöömij
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- Folk dance
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When the Zakhchin and the tribes of Western Mongolia dance their folk dances ("bij" - "bielgee"), they mainly move the upper part of the body. With their movements they express their identity and gender as well as their tribal and ethnic affiliation. Besides the gender-specific movements, there are others that imitate typical activities of their everyday life, such as the nomadic herdsmen's life, the daily work in the fields or the historical events of their tribe. This kind of dance is mainly performed during celebrations inside the ger (round tents), during festivals of the local nobility or during ceremonies in the monasteries.
Every tribe has its particular forms of expression.
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- Contortionist (acrobatics)
The performances of court favorites, who twisted and turned their bodies in such a way as to produce strange and difficult patterns. This art has not waned through the years. Acrobatics and allied fields have flourished to a point where there is no position or posture which cannot be assumed by some artist of contortion.
- Religious dance - "Tsam"
In the past, the mystery dances were of considerable significance in Mongolia. They were always accompanied by music. For these ritual dances the monks wore dance masks made of papier maché. The tsam symbolised the battle of the gods against the enemies. In animism, the oldest form of religious belief (e.g. the Bon-religion), one believes that the whole nature is animated. Human beings and animals are surrounded by good and evil spirits.
Stageplan:
Ensemble Khan Bogd (quintet)
Review:
- published by Ethnotempos
- published by Kwadratuur.be - cd Ayalguu - 2006
- published by Handelsblad.be - Sfinks - 2006
- published by Kwadratuur.be - Sfinks - 2006
- published by Bündner Tagblatt - 23.8.2006
- published by Bündner Tagblatt - 29.8.2006
- published by Novitats - 1.9.2006
- published by Ethnotempos No.45 - CD Chinggis + Ardiin Ayalguu
- watch profile in YouTube
Latest compact discs:
- "Ayalguu - Vol. I": FM 50043 - "Magtaal / Höömij - Vol. II": FM 50044
- "Chinggis Ayalguu - Vol. III" -- FM 50051 - "Ardiin Ayalguu - Vol. IV" - FM 50052
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