Hanggai

Hanggai, from the steppes of Mongolia by way of Beijing, is a crossover band that blends traditional music and rock. The band’s members come from Inner Mongolia which covers a vast portion of China’s north, Xinjiang in China’s far northwest, Qinghai’s Haixi Mongolian Prefecture in northwest China and Beijing, China’s capital which lies far to the east. - “Distills everything powerful about Mongolian folk music and makes something new from the ingredients…transcendently powerful music that anyone from anywhere can understand.” (Pitchfork) - “This is Asian crossover music at its best”. ( The Guardian ) - “Like Tinariwen, Hanggai were put on this planet to revive your love for old-school riffage, embrace them” ( Mojo )

This Rough Guide, like China itself, is hugely diverse and enthralling. Explore the sounds of over a billion people - from the ancient tones of the erhu and pipa and the Inner Mongolian folk revival to original Shanghai jazz, Chinese Pop and the latest underground beats.

Unrepresented and stateless peoples produce some of the world's greatest music - music without frontiers. Produced in association with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), this Rough Guide celebrates the remarkable and diverse music of the indigenous peoples and minorities living in unrecognised or occupied territories around the world.

Unrepresented and stateless peoples produce some of the world s greatest music music without frontiers. Produced in association with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), this Rough Guide celebrates the remarkable and diverse music of the indigenous peoples and minorities living in unrecognised or occupied territories around the world.

Culturally magnificent peerless jazz Dongfeng Liu – China Caribe: One thing this ancient listener can guarantee you – this is music that you have never heard before… Dongfeng’s piano work (in & of itself) is refreshing and full-bodied, but when he adds his high-talent, high-energy players (John Benitez Electric bass, Acoustic bass, Roberto Quintero Percussion # 1 – 5, 7, Francis Benitez Drums, Min Xiaofen Ruan # 1, Pipa # 3, 5 Feifei Yang Erhu # 7, Special Guests: Hanggai Band Mongolian horsehead fiddle, Mongolian throat singing, if that isn’t a true fusion of cultures, then I can’t tell you what is… there’s one keyword that describes the entire album – unique.

2008 three CD set, an installment in Nascente Records' popular Beginner's Guide series. Beginner's Guide to The World blends global classics and undiscovered gems from some of world music's biggest artists and rising stars who combine to create a definitive round-up of the most compelling and intriguing sounds in world music today.