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Mongolian folk band Hanggai on tour in the U.S. and A!Posted by Jeremy Goldkorn, September 18, 2009 10:11 AM
In the Danwei video below (shot in 2006), Mongolian folk rock band Hanggai play with Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn The Sparrow Quartet on a rooftop in Beijing. The video above is available on Youtube for faster loading outside China. There are plenty of links about the band and videos of live performances by Hanggai on the Heart of Beijing blog. If you're in the U.S. this month, you may have a chance to catch them live: the Mongolians are launching an U.S. invasion, starting in New York tonight. Tour details are below: Continue reading "Mongolian folk band Hanggai on tour in the U.S. and A! " »
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