Haranga

Haranga (Mongolian: Харанга, gong) is a hard rock/progressive rock band from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, established in 1989 as the first Mongolian hard rock group.[1] It has been performing in Mongolia since the early 1990s. In 1997, the group recorded two CDs in Germany, sponsored by Daimler-Chrysler and Siemens Nixdorf.

Haranga / Харанга
2013.07.14
2013.07.14
Background information
OriginMongolia
GenresHard rock, Progressive rock
Years active1989 – present
MembersKhatanbaatar Lkhagvasuren
Tserendorj Chuluunbat
Tsendsuren Enkhmanlai
Yarinpil Odsuren
Nemekh Purevdash
Past membersKhangal Bulgan

History

In the 1990s, their "Shuuder tsetseg" and "Uguilen sanana" became hits. And title name of "Only in Mongolia" became a popular quote in everyday life of Mongolia. They participated in Mongolian National TV's New Year's program "Tsenkher Delgets".

Members
  • Lkhagvasuren Khatanbaatar: vocal, trumpet /1989 - to present/
  • Chuluunbat Tserendorj: bass, double-bass, vocal /1989 - to present/
  • Enkhmanlai Tsendsuren: lead guitar, vocal[2] /1989 - to present/
  • Odsuren Yarinpil: rhythm guitar, vocal /1989 - to present/
  • Purevdash Nemekh: drums, percussion /1989 - to present/
  • Bulgan Hangal: keyboards, accordion /deceased/ /1991 - 1999/[3]

Discography
  • Эрин зууны хөг (The Sound of the Century 1997)
  • Best of Haranga (1997)
  • Бодлын тэнгис (Bodlyn Tengis, The Ocean of Thought, Unplugged, 2000)
  • Ертөнцийн өнгө (Color of the World, 2003)
  • Special Edition Gold (2007)
  • Амьдрал-2 (Life-2)

References
  1. World Music 2000, ISBN 1-85828-636-0 p. 197
  2. /1989 - to present/International Cultural Exchange Society | ICES Archived 2005-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ""Харанга" хамтлагийн тухай СОНИРХОЛТОЙ 13 баримт". Ublife. Retrieved 2019-04-19.


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