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Music and Fulbrights

May 7th 2008
So last night I had the distinct pleasure of attending a traditional "horse-head fiddle" (morin khuur) concert. It was really really awesome and I was impressed by how the fiddle has the ability to sound native american at one stroke and then distinctly mongolian in the next. There was even a musician from the United States who played a melody about horses (he was very, VERY good) and he ended his ... read more
Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

Mongolian Flag The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAN they conquered a huge Eurasian empire. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually ... ... read more
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