Buren Bayaer Explained

Buren Bayaer (6 March 1960 – 19 September 2018) was a Chinese singer, composer and journalist from Inner Mongolia.^[1] He was an ethnic Mongol.

Early life

Bayaer displayed musical talent as a child. His parents and neighbors encouraged him to perform in front of the local community when he was six years old. His official musical education did not begin until age fifteen when he joined a school musical troupe. This is where he was introduced to different types of music including Mongolian songs, Revolutionary songs and Peking Opera.^[1] His song "Lucky Treasures", written in 1994,^[2] became popular in China. The song, originally, sung in Mongolian, was translated to Mandarin Chinese and was released shortly after.

Bayaer and his wife Wurina were directors of the Hulunbeier Children's Choir.^[3] Uudam, their adopted son, was a singer in the choir. Their daughter, Norma, is a singer in China. Uudam and Nurma's cousin Enigma is also a singer.

Bayaer died on September 19, 2018, at the age of 58 due to a cardiac infarction.^[4]

Discography

1997: "Чандмань (Wishfulling Jewel)" - audio cassette^[2]
"Миний аав Улаанбаатарт байна(My father is in Ulaanbaatar)"
2011: "The Moon and The Stars" - ^[5]

Videos

"Take me to the Prairie"
"Father's Prairie, Mother's River"

Notes and References

Web site: The Sun, the Moon and the Stars. CRI English. 2005-03-11. 2012-06-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050328102314/http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/2242/2005-3-17/81%40217473.htm. 2005-03-28.
Web site: Lucky Treasures not so lucky. https://web.archive.org/web/20080922063834/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-03/14/content_4300765.htm. dead. September 22, 2008. China View (Xinhuanet). 2006-03-14. 2012-06-06.
Web site: Boy Choir (BCSD) - Uudam. Boy Soloist (BCSD). 2012-06-06. 2017-07-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20170708135059/http://www.boysoloist.com/artist.asp?VID=5042. dead.
Web site: 蒙古族歌手布仁巴雅尔因去世享年58岁. chinadaily.com.cn. 20 September 2018. 20 September 2018. zh. 20 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180920084401/http://cnews.chinadaily.com.cn/2018-09/20/content_36949913.htm. dead.
Web site: Tianbian Burenbaya'er: The Moon and The Stars. China Books. 2012-06-06.