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‘Khusugtun’ to perform at UN Building in New York
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ “Khusugtun” Mongolian ethnic ballad band will perform a concert named “Nomadic way-Living in harmony with Mother Earth” on March 9 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
“Khusugtun” is an internationally recognized group that performs traditional music from Mongolia. They are especially renowned for their capella arrangements using ‘khuumei’ or overtone-singing, which is an UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity from Mongolia.
The group has produced numerous works that feature elements of western classical music and musical instruments and techniques that form part of Mongolia’s intangible cultural heritage, including the horsehead fiddle, zither, flute, lute, open-ended flute, various jaw harps and overtone-singing.
