Music of Inner Mongolia

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Music of China: Central Asian music
instruments Musicology
Timeline and Samples
Genres Classical music - C-pop (Cantopop, Mandopop) - Heavy metal - Hip hop - Opera - Rock
Awards Chinese Music Awards
Charts
Festivals Midi Modern Music Festival
Media Beijing Music Radio
National anthem "March of the Volunteers" (PRC)
"Three Principles of the People" (ROC)
(historical anthems)
Music of Central Asia
Afghanistan - Badakhshan - Buryatia - Gansu - Inner Mongolia - Kazakhstan - Khakassia - Kyrgyzstan - Mongolia - Qinghai - Tajikistan - Tibet - Turkmenistan - Tuva - Uzbekistan - Xinjiang
Chinese Regions
Anhui - Fujian - Gansu - Guangdong - Guangxi - Guizhou - Hainan - Hebei - Heilongjiang - Henan - Hong Kong - Hunan - Hubei - Inner Mongolia - Jiangsu - Jiangxi - Jilin - Liaoning - Macau - Manchuria - Qinghai - Shangdong - Shaanxi - Shanxi - Sichuan - Taiwan - Tibet - Xinjiang - Yunnan - Zhejiang

Inner Mongolia is a province of China, with traditions related to Tuvan music and Mongolian music. Musically, it is known for the Han shanxi opera tradition. Popular musicians including the yangqin player Urna Chahar-Tugchi, formerly of Robert Zollitsch’s Gaoshan Liushui, a world music ensemble. The singer-songwriter Tennger has been well-known throughout China since his 1986 hit "The Mongolian"; he has since formed a band called Blue Wolf.

Musical institutions include the China Inner Mongolia Nationality Music and Dance Opera Troupe and the Morin Khuur Society of China.