Ganbaataryn Khongorzul ( mn, Ганбаатарын Хонгорзул; * 7 April 1973) is a traditional

long song The long song ( mn, , ''Urtyn duu'') is one of the central elements of the traditional music of Mongolia. This genre is called "Long song" not only because the songs are long, but also because each syllable of text is extended for a long duration ...

singer from

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

Life

Khongorzul was born in the

Khentii Province Khentii ( mn, Хэнтий) is one of the 21 Aimags of Mongolia, aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the east of the country. Its capital is Chinggis City. The aimag is named after the Khentii Mountains. It is best known as the birthplace ...

. During adolescence she only sang for private entertainment. Then she auditioned for the Than Khentii Folk Ensemble and was accepted. From 1998, she studied at the University of Culture and Art in

Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar (; mn, Улаанбаатар, , "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It is the coldest capital city in the world, on average. The municipality is located in north ce ...

. In the same year she won the first prize in the Ulaanbaatar Competition of Professional Longsong Singers. After that she performed as a soloist singer with the Mongolian Theater of National Dance and Folksong and the Traditional Music and Dance Theater both in Mongolia and abroad. Khongorzul performs with the famous

Silk Road Ensemble Silkroad, formerly the Silk Road Project, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization, initiated by the cellist Yo-Yo Ma in 1998, promoting collaboration among artists and institutions, promoting multicultural artistic exchange, and studying the ebb and ...

led by the cellist

Yo Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma (''Chinese language, Chinese'': 馬友友 ''Ma Yo Yo''; born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. ...

. Khongorzul has sung for the opening of the Nobel Prizes and the opening of the 2002 World Cup. She has also performed at Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Bolshoi and many other notable venues.

Discography

* appears on ''Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet'' (Yo Yo Ma 2002)

References

External links

Khongorzul
– official site

– online excerpt of a TV segment showing Khongorzul {{DEFAULTSORT:Khongorzul, Ganbaatar 21st-century Mongolian women singers Living people 1973 births People from Khentii Province Honored Artists of Mongolia