Namgar

Namgar
en trio (right to left: Namgar, Evgeny Zolotarev, Erdenebal Javkhlan) on Nov 13, 2008.
Background information
Origin	Aga and Buryatia (Russia), Mongolia
Genres	Traditional, world, folk, rock
Years active	2001–present
Website	www.namgar.ru

Namgar (Buryat: Намгар) is a 4-piece music group that performs traditional Buryat and Mongolian music.

Its leader Namgar Lhasaranova comes from the east borderland where three countries, Russia, Mongolia, and China meet. She inherited a rich singing tradition of the Buryat people who reside in Russian regions of Buryatia and Agin Buryat Region. The group necessarily comprises singing of Namgar Lhasaranova and instrumentalists from Mongolia. Instruments of the group include morin khuur, chanza, traditional percussion, etc.