At the heart of one of the three @STIBMIVBbrussels metro depots, Brussels public transport company, the new Mongolian quartet Tengerton took the Hide & Seek audience along the wild steppes where horses are the primary means of transport. The importance of horses in Mongolian music is reflected not only in the musical repertoire - where half of the songs talk about them -, within the rhythms and sounds where we hear stallions and mares trotting, but also in the instruments. The Morin khuur (two-stringed fiddle) and the Ih Khuur (large Mongolian fiddle) are not only made of horsehair, but also carved in the profile-shape of the animal.
Tengerton, literally meaning the sounds of air, combines the power of these traditional string instruments with the mesmerizing voices of Khoomii and Kharkhiraa. Succeeding the legendary Egschiglen, it is made up of several generations of experienced top-level musicians who were able to move the audience at a galloping speed.
Video shot and edited by Fabio Martinez (Antipoda)
6 сен 2024
