Kongar-ol Ondar

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Kongar-ol Ondar grew up in the west of Tuva and became a master of khöömei, the throat singing in which one singer lets a fundamental and a whistling overtone be heard at the same time. In 1992 he won an international throat-singing competition, after which invitations from Europe and America followed. He invited the blind American blues musician Paul Pena to Tuva. The film Genghis Blues (1999) follows their journey.

Listening

• 
  Alash Hem (The Alash River) · Kongar-ol Ondar, 2000
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  Eki a'ttar (Good Horses) [Live] · Paul Pena & Kongar-ol Ondar, 2000
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  Durgen Chugaa (Fast Talk) · Kongar-ol Ondar, 2000

Discography

Studio albums

• 1996Echoes of Tuva
• 1997Genghis Blues (soundtrack)
• 1999Back Tuva Future
• 2000Tuva Talk

See also

• Throat singing of Tuva and Mongolia