Yatong is a
Tibetan pop singer from
Kham
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, the eastern province of traditional
Tibet
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,
China
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.
Yatong was born in Dege in Kham. He's is a well known singer in and is popular with Tibetans in Tibet as well as those who live in exile.
Yatong's fame largely tibetan so little is known of him in the western world
Yatong is known to have been in trouble with Chinese authorities over some of his songs, which they interpreted to have had political overtones.
See also
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Music of Tibet
The music of Tibet ( zh, 藏族音乐) reflects the cultural heritage of the trans-Himalayan region centered in Tibet, but also known wherever ethnic Tibetan groups are found in Nepal, Bhutan, India and further abroad. The religious music of ...
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Music of China
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References
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21st-century Tibetan male singers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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