Egschiglen
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Egschiglen are a Mongolian Folk band, formed in Ulan Bator in 1991. In English Egschiglen means "Beautiful Melody", and they are one of very few traditional Mongolian bands to have become popular in the rest of the World. They use traditional instruments, including the morin khuur (a violin with two strings made of horse hair), tobshuur (a lute made from a swan's throat), joochin, ochir bass and percussion. The music is complimented with traditional khöömii throat singing. The band have released several albums, most recently Gereg, which has gotten good reviews.
[edit] Discography
- Traditionelle Mongolische Lieder (1996)
- Gobi (1997)
- Zazal (2002)
- Gereg (2007)
- Best of Egschiglen (2008)
[edit] External Links
- Egschiglen at alba Kultur
- Egschiglen at El Espiritu del Sur
- BBC Review of Gereg
- The Guardian Review of Gereg
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