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Mouth Music

14:00 25th July on the All Singing, All Dancing

Explore traditional throat singing of Mongolia with Enkh and amazing mouth harp techniques with Wang Li.

Enkh Jargal Biography

Enkh Jargal (Epi) was born 1968 in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia). He grew up in a little village near the russian border. He studied at Music-Conservatorium of Ulaanbaatar from 1990 - 1992 and his teacher was the most known and best Moorin Hoor (Horsefiddle) player in Mongolia.
During his studies Epi already played in a Moorin Hoor quintet also in the mongolian television to keep traditional mongolian music traditions alive. Because of hid familiar backround Epi is deeply rooted into the traditional and nomadic way of life that his people live in Mongolia. (Epis father went into the steppe to raise horses, where Epi also has lost his heart at) 1993 Epi went to Germany for the first time. He came here with Altain Orgil. During this first visit Epi and Rüdiger Oppermann met for the first time. Together with Rüdiger Oppermann Epi played not only in Germany but also in a lot of other european countries and the USA. The last huge Concerts brought Epi to the Expo 2002 in madrid, Gran Canaria and Paris... and a lot more...

Besides Epi is a beloved guest musician and/or singer in different music projects: together with Peter Gantzmann he celebrates the mongolian Hip-Hop, with Rainer Granzin in a Duo he likes very much to show his jazzy side. Thats how he could prove his ability to improvise in a world of music in a new way... his way.... His interpretation of the mongolian folk music lets him step between two worlds and thats what his solo Cd is named "Hoirr Öngö" (between two worlds). Epi was a guest musician on different Cd studiorecordings. Epi the miracle voice from Mongolia is a wanderer between Cultures

With his play on the Moorin Hoor and the perfection of his Choomie singing Epis loves to melt his traditional roots with the modern and western cultured music in a brilliant improvisation.

After some tacts and tones Epi offers the smell and the beauty of the Mongolian steppe to the ears and the eyes of the audience. Epi lives in Karlsruhe (Germany) and is travelling a lot to share his passion (music) with the audience of Europe and the whole world. Anyone who knows the funny, lovely, cheerfull way Epi is, he regards also the small things in life... those obviously small things can take great effects on happy living.

Wang Li Biography

Wang Li originates from Tsinghao, a harbour on the banks of the Yellow Sea, in North East China. Raised in the strict background of a residential complex of the Chinese People's Liberation army, he followed a higher education while playing string bass in bands influenced by occidental music.
Having completed his studies, he chose to go to France where he found shelter with the seminarist Fathers in St Sulpice at Issy-Les-Moulineaux. He shared their austere life for nearly four years, eventually finding his own path and, consequently, the blooming of his poetic personality. There, he also learnt what patience and silence are worth. Wang Li went onto study jazz at the Paris Conservatory.
Although he is fascinated by the modern improvisational techniques of musicians like Bernard Lubat, he knows his real expression depends on the acceptance of his origins, and draws his inspiration from silence.
Thanks to the free use of a chapel, he soon mastered the jew's harp he brought back from his country, producing splendid sounds. He discovered the infinite nuances a breath can make, as well as a certain position of the tongue or sounds from the throat. In China, he traveled all over the mountains to find the few musicians who play the Jew's harp and began to collect the instruments.
After self-producing his first album in 2005, Wang Li now released a new album with a French label, Cinq Planètes /L'Autre distribution.

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