techung

Bio:

Donate to Techung's projects to to document and record Tibetan elder musicians .. .. .. .. .. ** June 2, 2009 Techung and lhasa spirits had a two shows in Republic of Kalmykia and Moscow with fantastic line up of Russian and Mongolian musicians. They were all juwels of music. Here are some pictures from Kalmykia. Copy this link and Enjoy http://www.elista.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=13658

From Carnegie Hall Concert

Techung is a Tibetan singer/songwriter living in exile in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is best known for his performances of traditional Tibetan music, dance, and opera under the name Tashi Dhondup Sharzur. He uses his childhood nickname, Techung,when performing as a solo artist. Whether performing in traditional or contemporary styles, Techung's dual goals are to revive Tibetan music in the Tibetan community and to expose the rich performing cultural tradition of his homeland to the world community ********************************************** In addition to being looked up to as one of the key keepers of traditional Tibetan musical traditions, he is known for the original solo and collaborative music he composed by drawing on both his own heritage and his familiarity with other world music traditions. He has collaborated on his first solo album, "Yarlung: Tibetan Songs of Love and Freedom" (1997) with composer/performer Miguel Frasconi, followed by "Sky Treasure" (2001) with Windham Hill jazz keyboardist Kit Walker. His other two solo albums were "Chang Shae: Traditional Tibetan drinking songs, Vol. 1" (1999) and "Nyingtop-Courage" (2002). "Sempai Rewa-A Hope in Hear" (2006) *********************************************** His song "Losar" was chosen as the 2003 best modern traditional Tibetan song at the first annual Tibetan Music Awards held in Dharamshala. His voice and music have been featured on the soundtracks of the IMAX film "Everest," the feature film "Windhorse," and "Dreaming Lhasa"(www.whitecranefilm.com), award winning documentary film "BLINDSIGHT" (http://www.blindsightthemovie.com) which will be in theaters soon. His music has also been used in a DVD titled LIVING WISDOM WITH HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA by Don Farber and published by Sounds True (www.soundstrue.com). In recent years, he had the honor to open for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s public speech in Costa Rica, Japan and USA. He has been the headliner at the biggest Tibetan Music Festival in exile, an annual event in south India that began in (www.gonpoentertainment.com). His album “Compilation of Tibetan Folk and Freedom Songs” won the 2006 Just Plain Folks Best Asian Album award (www.jpfolks.com). *************************************************** ---------- ---------- ------- ----------- ---------- --- ++++ ..

Member Since:

February 02, 2007

Members:

Michel Tyabji, Kito Rodriguez, Miguel Frasconi, Kit Walker,Tsering phuntsok,Tenzin Zoepa, ---- * *

Influences:

My teachers: Gen Lutsa La, Gen Norbu Tsering la, Garpon Pasang Dhondup, Gen Phusam la, Jampa Lungtok la, Phurbu Tsering, Thupten Samdup, Jamyang Norbu, Anen La, Nusrat Fatah Alikhan, The Beattles, Dire Strait, Rolling Stones,Siman and Galfunkar, Mohamad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Temptations....

Sounds Like:

Huun-Hur-Tu, Nusrat Fatha Ali khan,Chukie Tethong,Tsering Gyurme,

Record Label:

K Records