Urna (singer)

Urna Chahar Tugchi
Native name Урна Цахар Тугч
Born 1969
Ordos, Inner Mongolia
Nationality Mongolian
Occupation Singer and musician

Urna Chahar Tugchi, known as Urna, (born 1969)[1] is a Mongolian singer[2] and player of the yangqin.

Biography

Urna was born into a family of herders in the grasslands of the Ordos Plateau in Inner Mongolia,[3] a society where song was a ubiquitous part of everyday life.[4] Her first musical training was learning to play the yangqin—Chinese dulcimer—from a Shanghai Conservatory of Music professor who was visiting Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia.[3] Then, at the age of 18, she moved to study at the Shanghai Conservatory, a challenging step since she had no knowledge of the Chinese language.[3]

She now performs around the world, and is based in Bavaria, Germany and in Cairo, Egypt. In 2003, she was awarded the RUTH prize in Germany for Best International Artist.[3]

Discography and filmography

Urna has produced four albums of music on CD:[5]

She is also featured in the film Two Horses of Genghis Khan.[6]

Reception

Andrea Murray's description in The Herald-Times of one of her performances gives an intriguing insight into the extraordinary characteristics of her singing:[7]

She sang like a child, like a banshee, like a warrior, like a lost lamb, like a horse trader.... when the last note was gone, the silent audience stood up and cheered.

References

  1. "Mongolia's Urna to bring 'Life' to Taiwan". The China Post. 29 May 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  2. "Mongolian Singer Urna". China Radio International. 15 January 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 E.Bayannasan (2010-12-03). "Singer Urnaa to Perform in Cosmopolitan Opening Party". The UB Post – Mongolia's Independent English Newspaper. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  4. Mongolia Society (1 January 1995). Mongolia survey: a publication of the Mongolia Society. The Society. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  5. "Records". Urna Chahar Tugchi: The voice of Mongolian grasslands. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  6. "D.C. Environmental Film Festival". The Washington Post. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  7. LuAnne Holladay (September 2005). Bringing the world to our neighborhood: the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival. Indiana University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-253-34633-9. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
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