Rangzen Shonu (: "Freedom Youth") was a three-member
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formed by Tenzin Choesang, Norbu Choephel and Tsering Paljor Phurpatsang.
Tibetans in Dharamshala, India.
They released their debut album ''Rangzen Shonu'' in 1987, with a lyrics booklet. The songs were written by Professor Ngawang Jinpa of St Joseph's College, Darjeeling. The album was recorded at S Kalyani Recording Studio in Darya Ganj, Delhi.
Their second album ''Rangzen Sontsa'' was released in 1989, which was also recorded at the same studio. The lyrics for the second album was written by Dagthon Jampa Gyaltsen, Tibetan Astronomy and Astrology master at Mentseekhang (Tibetan Medical Institute) Dharamshala, India.
Their songs are about Tibetan love and freedom. The song ''Ngatso Bhoe ki Dokpa'' (We Tibetan Nomads) from the first album became an all-time favourite. It has been covered, and is continued to be covered even today. The love song ''Nga-yi Nying gi Sidu'' (The core of my heart) is another much loved song from their first album.
The first album ''Rangzen Shonu'' won the Best Album award in first Tibetan Music Awards produced by Lobsang Wangyal Productions in 2003 in McLeod Ganj.
Dadon Dadon (Zla sgron), name Dadon Dawa Dolma (born in Tibet in 1968) is a Tibetan singer and actress.
In 1985, she obtained a music degree at Music Department of Central Institute for Minorities in Beijing.
In 1988, she studied voice at the China Con ...
reportedly integrated some of Rangzen Shonu's signature style after hearing a
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smuggled in
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in 1988.
[ Tibet Information Network, ''Unity and discord: music and politics in contemporary Tibet'', 2004, p. 83- 84 Dadon is Tibet's first pop star, and remains one of the most successful to this day. ..She was inspired by the Taiwanese singer Deng Lijun, known as Teresa Teng, and emulated her singing style. However, as Henrion-Dourcy reports, another point of inspiration was Modern Tibetan songs, the 1995 cassette released by Rangzen Shonu, 'Freedom Youth', which was smuggled into Lhasa in 1988.] Rangzen Shonu is best known for the unique sound of Tibetan lyrics accompanied by acoustic guitars rather than traditional Tibetan instruments.
Albums
*Rangzen Shonu (1987)
*Rangzen Sontsa (1989)
*Modern Tibetan Songs (1995?)
Awards
*Won "Best Album" at 2003
Tibetan Music Awards
References
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20th-century Tibetan singers
Tibetan music
Tibetan diaspora in India
21st-century Tibetan singers