
MONGOLIA
Namgar
Priced by New York Times a Mongolian Björk Namgar Lhasaranova possesses a voice, which is immense.The vocalist and instrumentalist fronts the group Namgar doesn’t sound quite like anything else. Looking like characters from the ancient legends of Asia on stage, the leader of the band Namgar delivers music that is both exotic and easily accessible. She masters the mysteries of nomad steppes, voices of spirits of mountains and forests and her vocal range can go from playful and childlike to gigantic and soaring within the space of a few minutes.The Namgar band consists of 3 family members: mother, father and the son. They use traditional Mongolian instruments, including the yatag (a 13-stringed zither), the chanza (a three-stringed lute) along with electric bass and drums to craft its unique sound, of ancient music seasoned with modern elements of rock and electronic. It has been taken to festival stages around the world from Norway to Malaysia to the United States .The melodic music Namgar creates was passed down to her from her grandparents and father, who sang to Namgar as a child. The inventive arrangements are new, but the stories told in the songs are as old, with tales and myths of ancient Mongol fighters, champions, horses and famous battles.


