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The origin of the name comes from the idea that mule is considered as the ride of Buddhist deities, such as Palden Lhamo, and that mule is worth a hundred lang and is a special vehicle. The song was originally a religious hymn. [2] During the time of Bogd Khanate Mongolia, there was a folk song called "Zuun lang joroo luus" as a national anthem.
Playtime Festival, Mongolia's largest annual music festival. Largely unknown outside of Mongolia, there is a thriving popular music scene centred in the city of Ulaanbaatar. Actually, this is a mixture of various kinds of popular music. It is often subdivided into pop, rock, hip hop, and alternative (consisting of alternative rock and heavy metal).
The Denver metropolitan area was one of the early focal points for the new wave of Mongolian immigrants. [6] Other communities formed by recent Mongolian immigrants include ones in Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. [3] The largest Mongolian-American community in the United States is located in Los Angeles, California.
Long song. The long song (Mongolian: ᠤᠷᠲᠠ ᠢᠢᠨ ᠳᠠᠭᠤᠨ, Urtyn duu) is one of the central elements of the traditional music of Mongolia. This genre is called "Long song" not only because the songs are long, but also because each syllable of text is extended for a long duration. A four-minute song may only consist of ten words.
Mongolia has a very old musical tradition. Key traditional elements are throat-singing, the Morin Khuur (horse head fiddle) and other string instruments, and several types of songs. Mongolian melodies are typically characterized by pentatonic harmonies and long end notes.
Many songs are named after places and persons there, such as “Shuangshanliang Song”, “Heyanliang Song”, “Heidaigou Song”, “Jvhetan Song”, and “Deshengxi Song”. For example, “The Coquettish Woman”, “A Playboy to Recruit Soldiers” are famous songs of the second kind.
The name Mongolia means the "Land of the Mongols" in Latin. The Mongolian word "Mongol" (монгол) is of uncertain etymology.Sükhbataar (1992) and de la Vaissière (2021) proposed it being a derivation from Mugulü, the 4th-century founder of the Rouran Khaganate, [13] first attested as the 'Mungu', [14] (Chinese: 蒙兀, Modern Chinese Měngwù, Middle Chinese Muwngu), [15] a branch of ...
"The Internationale" does actually have a Mongolian version, however, which should not be confused with the "Mongol Internationale". [2] The only things this song and the original Internationale have in common is the name and both having a communist background.