Jamyangiin Urantögs
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Jamyangiin Urantögs is a singer and traditional music performer from Mongolia
based in Washington, D.C.
Born into the family of Mongolian composer and multiinstrumentalist Ts. Jamyan in the Western Mongolia
n city of Uliastai
, Urana studied the yatag
, a traditional Mongolian zither
, at the Music and Dance College in Ulan Bator. Later, she went to Moscow
to receive a degree in composition at the Moscow Pedagogical State University.
Urana was a 2002 winner of Moscow's 21st-Century Second International Contest. She toured with Buryat and Mongolian music group Namgar
in Norway, China, and Malaysia. She sings and plays on the debut album of Namgar, "Hatar" (2002).
She was teaching a theory and solfedgio at University of Culture in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for some time!-- (which led to initial collaboration with )--> and edited her father's major musicological book, released in 2007.
She came to USA in mid-2000s with Badma-Khanda's Buryat Mongolian Band to play with trombonist Roswell Rudd
and toured with Rudd and the Band across the US, playing at Carnegie Hall in November 2006. She became an independent performer after the Band went back to Russia.
Her 2008 experiences included collaboration with Chicago bass player Frank Luther
, with Peter Buettner & T. Xiques joining them on tour.
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
based in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
Born into the family of Mongolian composer and multiinstrumentalist Ts. Jamyan in the Western Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
n city of Uliastai
Uliastai
Uliastai is a city in Mongolia. It is located in the western part of the country, 1,115 kilometers from the capital Ulaanbaatar. Uliastai is the capital of Zavkhan Province and was the 10th most populous city in the country with a population of 24,276 , now this city has 16,240 population and is...
, Urana studied the yatag
Yatga
The yatga is a traditional Mongolian plucked zither, related to the Chinese guzheng.Yatga may vary widely in size, tuning, and number of bridges and strings; The body is a long wooden box, one end of which is angled downward. The performer plucks the strings with the fingernails of the right...
, a traditional Mongolian zither
Zither
The zither is a musical string instrument, most commonly found in Slovenia, Austria, Hungary citera, northwestern Croatia, the southern regions of Germany, alpine Europe and East Asian cultures, including China...
, at the Music and Dance College in Ulan Bator. Later, she went to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
to receive a degree in composition at the Moscow Pedagogical State University.
Urana was a 2002 winner of Moscow's 21st-Century Second International Contest. She toured with Buryat and Mongolian music group Namgar
Namgar
Namgar is a 4-piece music group that performs traditional Buryat and Mongolian music.Its leader Namgar Lhasaranova comes from the east borderland where three countries, Russia, Mongolia, and China meet. She inherited a rich singing tradition of the Buryat people who reside in Russian regions of...
in Norway, China, and Malaysia. She sings and plays on the debut album of Namgar, "Hatar" (2002).
She was teaching a theory and solfedgio at University of Culture in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for some time!-- (which led to initial collaboration with )--> and edited her father's major musicological book, released in 2007.
She came to USA in mid-2000s with Badma-Khanda's Buryat Mongolian Band to play with trombonist Roswell Rudd
Roswell Rudd
Roswell Rudd is a Grammy Award-nominated American jazz trombonist and composer....
and toured with Rudd and the Band across the US, playing at Carnegie Hall in November 2006. She became an independent performer after the Band went back to Russia.
Her 2008 experiences included collaboration with Chicago bass player Frank Luther
Frank Luther
Frank Luther was an American country music singer, dance band vocalist, playwright, songwriter and pianist.-Early life:...
, with Peter Buettner & T. Xiques joining them on tour.
External links
- Frank Luther and Urana at Tenger Research web site