Hanggai - He Who Travels Far
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Artist: HanggaiEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2011-05-31
Music Label: FOUR QUARTERS ENT
Soundtracks:
- Gobi Road
- Uruumdush
- Yuan Ding Cap
- Hairan Hairan
- Zhang Dan
- Cha Har
- Xiger Xiger
- Borulai'S Lullaby
- Hanggai
- Ayrhindu
- Dorov Morlaril
- Golden Bangle
- Yuan Zou De Ren [He Who Travels Far]
- Toger Jin Mountain
- Brothers [*]
- Beautiful Mongolian Horse [*]
- Daya [*]
Music reviews of He Who Travels Far
Music Review: An excellent taste of modernized Mongolian traditions.
Rating: 5 Stars
The lyrics to Hanggai's songs are nearly all country scenes. Snapshots of the mountains, the sunrise, the sandalwood tree. The music itself is much the same. Even the love songs and the lullabies are replete with nature imagery. "Ah, the silent pasture / emerges upon the far distant horizon / in the silent tranquility / the fragrance of milky liquor spreads through the air."
The combination of throat singing, minimal percussion, and stringed instruments both electric and acoustic make Hanggai's latest album a wonderful experience. I happened across a live show of theirs by chance and, wowed by their sonic landscapes, bought the CD. While the recorded experience is quite inferior to witnessing them live, it still manages to capture some aspects of what makes the group so special.
The songs typically fall into one of three styles (though there is much cross-over in tracks; it is not uncommon for their songs to have an introduction that is fairly dissimilar from the main body of the song). There are those that sound like traditional Chinese/Mongolian folk songs, with light percussion and lots of guitar strumming, much of which is secondary to the vocal part. Second, there is the "soundscape" style. This is dominated by bowed instruments, wood flutes, and quiet vocals. Finally, there is the percussive, electrically exciting music that allows for head-banging and meditation alike.
I can't help but see the ties between the music of Hanggai and post-rock groups like Sigur Ros (particularly with that last stylistic type). It is the undeniable eastern influence that makes the music of Hanggai unique, and wholly enjoyable for any fan of world music.
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