Khusugtun is a
musical ensemble
A musical ensemble, also known as a music group, musical group, or a band is a group of people who perform Instrumental music, instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist ...
from
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...
that plays music inspired by
traditional Mongolian music. The group has released 2
album
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s and notably performed at the 2011
BBC Proms
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.
In 2015, the group came in second place in the first season of ''
Asia's Got Talent''. The band is named after a type of
cart
A cart or dray (Australia and New Zealand) is a vehicle designed for transport, using two wheels and normally pulled by draught animals such as horses, donkeys, mules and oxen, or even smaller animals such as goats or large dogs.
A handcart ...
, named a "khusug," that
nomadic Mongolians would use to transport their
yurt
A yurt (from the Turkic languages) or ger (Mongolian language, Mongolian) is a portable, round tent covered and Thermal insulation, insulated with Hide (skin), skins or felt and traditionally used as a dwelling by several distinct Nomad, nomad ...
s and other belongings.
Members
*
Batzorig Vaanchig -
morin khuur
The ''morin khuur'' (), also known as the horsehead fiddle, is a traditional Mongolian bowed stringed instrument. It is one of the most important musical instruments of the Mongol people, and is considered a symbol of the nation of Mongolia. ...
,
throat singing
Throat singing refers to several vocal practices found in different cultures worldwide. These vocal practices are generally associated with a certain type of guttural voice that contrasts with the most common types of voices employed in singing, wh ...
* Ariunbold Dashdorj - morin khuur,
guitar
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, throat singing
* Amarbayasgalan Chovjoo -
yatga, vocals
* Chuluunbaatar Oyungerel - morin khuur, throat singing
* Ulambayar Khurelbaatar -
cello
The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...
,
tovshuur, throat singing
* Adiyadorj Gombusuren -
tsuur
The ''tsuur'' ( цуур, Mongolian), ''choor'' (Kyrgyz), ''chuur'' ( шоор, Tuvan), ''sybyzgy'' (Kazakh), or '' kurai'' (Bashkir) is an end-blown flute of varying lengths that is common among Inner Asian pastoralists.
In western Mongolia ...
,
percussion
A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...
, throat singing
Discography
* ''Khusugtun Ethnic-Ballad Group'' (2013)
* ''Jangar'' (2020)
References
2013 establishments in Mongolia
Mongolian traditional music groups
Musical groups established in 2013
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