Haranga Explained

Haranga / Харанга
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Mongolia
Genre:	Hard rock, Progressive rock
Years Active:	1989  - present
Current Members:	Khatanbaatar Lkhagvasuren Tserendorj Chuluunbat Tsendsuren Enkhmanlai Yarinpil Odsuren Nemekh Purevdash
Past Members:	Khangal Bulgan

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.

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)

External links

• Haranga music samples
• Mongolia Sings its Own Song

Notes and References

1. World Music 2000, p. 197
2. /1989 - to present/International Cultural Exchange Society | ICES
3. Web site: "Харанга" хамтлагийн тухай СОНИРХОЛТОЙ 13 баримт. Ublife. 2019-04-19.