Mongolia World Music And Mongolian Folk Music CDs

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Mongolia, known for its wide open spaces (the most common adjective used to describe it is "vast"), relative obscurity on the world stage, and Genghis Khan, is home to some very unique traditional music.

Along with Tuva, a small Russian republic that borders Mongolia in the northwest, these plains and the Altai Mountains have produced the highly distinct throat singing called khoomei, as well as instruments such as the doshpuluur and morin khuur.

The overall feel of Mongolian and Tuvan music is melancholy, yet free. Despite influence from China, Central Asia and Siberia, Mongolian music is at once recognizable for its tremendous feeling of ancientness.

Despite the deep history evident in every song and sound, Mongolia (and especially Tuva) are also home to musicians who play traditional music but keep it fresh by incorporating outside influences. Artists like Huun Huur Tu , Egschiglen and Yat-Kha tour and record outside the area, and have developed international followings devoted to their highly unique musical alchemy.

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Luk thung is the country music of Thailand

Thai: ลูกทุ่ง Also: plen luk thung; luuk thung; loog thung; look thung; luk tung Generally described as Thai country music, luk thung is a style of music that has become quite popular in Thailand since the 1960's. It is generally slow paced (although there is a livelier variety), and the lyrics often deal with the plight of poor people in rural...

Newari folk music of Tibet

The Newars, an indigenous group in the Kathmandu valley of central Nepal, create a unique form of music in which percussion plays lead, and wind instruments provide incidental color. The musical direction is dictated by nature, particularly time and seasons. The style of music from this region consists solely of percussion and wind instruments - no strings...

Ranad ek and ranad thum, the xylophones of Thailand

Thai: ระนาดเอก (ranad ek); ระนาดทุ้ม (ranad thum) Also: ranat ek/thum; ranad thume The ranad ek is a kind of high-pitched xylophone from Thailand with either 21 or 22 bars made of bamboo or other hard wood. The lower-pitched ranad thum is based on the ranad ek, but has longer, wider keys. In both, the bars hang together on...

Khene, the bamboo reed flute from Laos and Issan

Thai: แคน Also: khaen; kaen; khen The khene, a long bamboo reed instrument, is the most beloved musical instrument in Laos, and the Lao instrument most familiar to the rest of the world. Often a common part of daily life, in some families as indispensable as chairs and tables, the khene is revered worldwide for its highly unique buzzing sound. The...

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