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Khusugtun band to promote folk music in North America
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MOTSAME/ “Asia’s Got Talent 2015” show's runner-up, Mongolian traditional folk music band “Khusugtun” is undertaking their “KHUSUGTUN TEAM AT WORLD STAGE 2017” tour concert in nine cities of the U.S and Canada starting from March 3.
The internationally recognized band is renowned for their a-capella arrangements using “Khoomei” or “throat-singing”, which is an UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity from Mongolia. Consisting of six members, the band also performs horsehead fiddle, zither, flute, lute, open-ended flute and various jaw harps.
The band will perform on professional stages and famous museums such as the UN headquarters in New-York, “Rubin Museum” and Chicago theaters to promote Mongolian traditional folk music to the world.
The concert is being initiated and organized by the internet cinema MIYE, the advertiser of Mongolian-made film contents.
The concert is being supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of Mongolia in Washington D.C and Ottawa and John Fusco, the creator of the Netflix film “Marco Polo”.
The tour is scheduled in the following cities from March 3 to 26.
- Toronto, Canada
- Montreal, Canada
- New York, USA
- Washington DC, USA
- Chicago, USA
- Seattle, USA
- Vancouver, Canada
- Berkeley, USA
- Los Angeles, USA
After their concerts in U.S and Canada, the band will perform in Tokyo Nikkei Hall, Japan on April 12 and Rumi Festival in Pakistan on May 10.
