Young Chinese discovering their roots: Hanggai create rich and wonderful song traditions from the grasslands of Inner-Mongolia. When Beijing bound punk rocker Ilchi first heard throat-singing, he decided to retrace his own Mongolian roots. He travelled there and met two traditional musicians Hugejiltu and Bagen. Soon afterwards the group Hanggai was established. Founded in Beijing but dedicated to traditional Mongolian music, Hanggai has since attracted a lot of fans with its broad and undeniably great music. The music of Hanggai is based on traditional melodies from the steppes and is mostly played with the two-stringed lute Tobshuur and the horse-head fiddle, sung in Mongolian, also with the overtone-singing technique, but without slipping into too much traditional voice acrobatics. Hanggai's songs are about Mongolian Robin Hoods. Mixing throat-singing with rock elements, the members of the group dress like people from the steppe although they live in Beijing. With their natural voices, the elegantly arranged songs and the weirdly familiar melodies, Hanggai have made their way from a folk phenomenon to crossover pioneers without having sold their souls. Founded in Mongolia and commemorating its wide and open landscapes, this music will evoke nostalgia for everyone - nostalgia for a place where the audience has never been.
Unfortunately, the concert of the 2nd december at Burghof Lörrach had to be cancelled. Tickets can be returned at the ticket office, where they have been bought.
