The internationally popular band Hanggai taps deeply into the roots of Mongolian folk music while blending it with contemporary styles of rock to produce a wholly original, otherworldly sound. Founded by a Beijing-based rocker Ilchi, the band draws its other six members from Mongolia and China. Together, they perform on a variety of traditional instruments—from the tobshuur (a two-stringed banjo) to morin khuur (“horse’s fiddle,” a symbol of Inner Mongolia)—alongside Western drum sets and electric guitars. All of the lyrics are sung in Mongolian, many using the distinctive vocal technique of two-tone throat singing. Layered with electric guitars riffs, programmed beats, and even banjos, these ancient songs and sounds become an exuberant concert performance unlike any other. “Hanggai have made the leap from folk phenomenon to crossover pioneers without losing their soul,” praises music website Rhapsody. “Built from—and meant for—Mongolia’s wide open spaces, this music will make you homesick for a place you’ve never been.”

“Distills everything powerful about Mongolian folk music and makes something new from the ingredients…transcendently powerful music that anyone from anywhere can understand.”
—Pitchfork

“Charming, raucous, brilliantly jubilant.”
—World Music Central

This performance is approximately one hour, with no intermission.

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http://lincolncenterfestival.org/current-season/hanggai-band?show_date=2013-07-16%2020:00:00