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Jue | Music + Art 2011 presents
Mongolian grasslands folk meets Beijing punk Hanggai Shanghai Album Release Party
“One of the most rousing and inventive folk-rock albums of the year comes from the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, via Beijing… (Hanggai) is Asian crossover music at its best.”
–Robin Denselow, The Guardian
“Banjo twanging fun from Bejing’s Mongolian Hillbillies….sounds like the Pogues with a sprinkle of Chinese opera.”
— Songlines
Mar 26, Sat
@ MAO Livehouse
Door Time: 21:00
Address: NO.308 South Chong Qing Road, Lu Wan District
Support: Abaji
Tel: 021-64457663
Price: 60 RMB(presale) / 80 RMB(door)
Check www.juefestival.com for ticketing info
Presale tickets available in March on shop62103895.taobao.com
and at Source (everyday 11am – 10pm)
158 Xinle Lu, Xuhui
021-54044708
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Hanggai, from the steppes of Mongolia by way of Beijing, is a crossover band that blends world music and rock and roll. The band is comprised of members from Beijing, Inner Mongolia, which covers a vast portion of China’s north, Xinjiang in China’s far northwest, and Qinghai’s Haixi Mongolian Prefecture in northwest China. As anyone who has seen one of their live performances (including their JUE 2010 appearance at Mao Livehouse) knows very well, Hanggai put on a spectacularly glorious, rowdy and transcendent live show, complete with throat singing, mouth harping, foot stomping and beer swilling.
Last September saw the release of Hanggai’s second album, “He Who Travels Far,” which was produced by Ken Stringfellow, an American musician and producer who has worked with the likes of R.E.M and Neil Young and features the legendary guitar stylings of Tom Waits’ frequent collaborator, Marc Ribot. Critics are pretty much obsessed with the album, which has earned 4 Stars from world music authorities including Earthbeat and World Connection.
What’s that you say? You’re still hungry for more info About Hanggai? Well then, let us regale you with the story of the band’s beginnings:
Formed in 2004 when frontman Ilchi and fomer bandmate Xu Jingcheng re-discovered the beauty of traditional Mongolian music, the band has now grown to seven players, Batu Bagen (Inner Mongolia), Ilchi (Inner Mongolia/Beijing), Illeta (Inner Mongolia), Hurcha (Qinghai), Li Zhongtao (Li Dan) (Xinjiang), Niu Xin (Inner Mongolia) and Xu Jingchen (Beijing).
Hanggai’s sound is based in traditional Mongolian music, a world that is rich in material, because each part of Mongolia (be that Outer Mongolia or Inner Mongolia) has its own musical traditions. Selecting folk tunes that offer a unique sound or emotion, the band works together to craft songs that retain their traditional base while offering a more modern sound. Traditional instruments like the horehead fiddle, the mouth harp and the sanxian fit comfortably side by side with more modern instruments like electric guitar, electric bass and a Western drum kit.
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About Abaji:
Coming from a musical family, Abaji took up the guitar at age 11, followed by other instruments: clarinet, drums, oud, bouzouki and flutes acquired on his travels around the world. He put these varied instruments to use in unconventional ways, developing a sound that fused his musical passions: Indian music, Oriental music, and blues. Today, he is something of a musical hoarder, estimating that he owns over 250 musical instruments.
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2011《觉》音乐+艺术节呈现
蒙古草原呼麦杭盖乐队新专辑《远走的人》上海专场
上海，3月26日 周六
@ MAO Livehouse
入场：21:00
地址：卢湾区重庆南路308号(近建国中路)
嘉宾：Abaji
电话：021-64457663
票价：60元（预售） / 80元（现场）
详情查询《觉》官网：www.juefestival.com
上海售票官方合作伙伴:
3月起，预售票将在shop62103895.taobao.com
和Source（上海市徐汇区新乐路158号，每天上午11点至晚上10点，电话021-54044708）出售
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今年的《觉》音乐+艺术节邀请到了近年在国内外都获得了强烈关注和肯定的杭盖乐队，进行他们的新专辑《远走的人》发布演出。
杭盖是一个融合了世界音乐与摇滚乐的跨界团体，他们的音乐来自广阔的内蒙古大草原而植根于北京。乐队的成员分别来自于中国的内蒙古，新疆，青海，以及首都北京。
2004年，伊立奇和早前与他共同开始乐队事业的徐京晨开始发掘传统蒙古音乐的魅力，并成立了杭盖。如今乐队成员共有七人，他们是：来自内蒙古的巴图巴根，伊拉拉塔和钮鑫，生在内蒙长在北京的伊立奇，来自青海的胡日查，新疆的李中涛以及土生土长的北京人徐京晨。
杭盖的音乐来自于内蒙古大草原，那是一个富饶的艺术世界，因为不同的地区都有各自独特而悠久的音乐传统。乐队有意识的挑选了最富代表性的民间旋律并赋予了独特的演绎方式与情感，使他们的作品在饱含民族传统的同时呈现出当代的特点与新意。传统的蒙古族乐器如马头琴，口弦和三弦与电吉他，电贝司和架子鼓等西方现代乐器就这样不可思议而又无比融洽的结合在一起。杭盖的音乐是多种多样的，从令人唏嘘动容的摇篮曲“波如莱”到节奏狂野奔放的求雨歌“乌仁都西”应有尽有。观众们时而屏息聆听，时而随着音乐手之舞之，足之蹈之。
去年9月，杭盖乐队全球范围内发行了他们的新专辑《远走的人》。在他们的海外唱片公司World Connection的促成下，这张专辑有幸邀请到了老牌Power Pop乐队The Posies的主唱Ken Stringfellow作为制作人，并且录制期间Tom Waits的御用吉他手Marc Ribot也参与了歌曲的演奏。新专辑多将笔墨用在现场的表现上，录制过程中采用更多空间回声，与他们独特的人声表现完美契合。专辑一经推出就得到了广泛关注，英国卫报The Guardian等国外知名音乐杂志和网站给了这张专辑很高的评价。
作为国内唯一的一支乐队参加了德国久负盛名的音乐节Wacken Open Air， 配合他们的新专辑《远走的人》（He Who Travles Far）宣传，去年乐队在多个国家进行了超过50场演出，北京的专辑首发会更是引来不少知名人士、媒体和观众捧场。就在今年1月，他们还参加了悉尼音乐节等。
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嘉宾Abaji介绍：
法国音乐人Abaji在11岁时便开始学习吉他，之后又相继学了单簧管，打击乐和乌得琴，布祖基琴，以及他游历世界各地收集来的长笛。在这之后，他把自己丰富的器乐知识和音乐热情综合起来，创造了具有印第安风情的音乐，东方民乐和蓝调。在音乐创作上他永远寻找着新鲜的想法，他曾经在各个国际艺术节的舞台上用一把小提琴弓来演奏吉他。
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