Enkhjargal Dandarvaanchig
Enkhjargal Dandarvaanchig ( Mongolian Дандарваанчигийн Энхжаргал , Dandarvaantschigiin Enchjargal ; * 1968 in Ulaanbaatar ) is a Mongolian musician. His stage name is EPI. He lives in Karlsruhe with his wife and daughter .
Life
Enkhjargal Dandarvaanchig grew up in Altanbulag, a small village near the Russian border. He studied at the Music Conservatory in Ulaanbaatar (1990–1992). His teacher was Professor G. Jamjan, the best known and best horse head violinist in Mongolia.
Even during his training EPI played his first horse head violin quintet on Mongolian television and toured with various state ensembles across the country to cultivate Mongolian folk music.
In 1993 he came to Germany for the first time with the group "Altain Orgil", where he also met Rüdiger Oppermann, among others . Since then he has played numerous concerts with him not only in Germany, but also in other European countries and the USA.
In addition to playing the horse head violin, EPI has mastered and taught Mongolian overtone and undertone singing .
Discography
- 1995: Altain Orgil
- 1997: Caravan (Rüdiger Oppermann)
- 1997: Sea buckthorn (Rigolo Dance Theater)
- 1997: Stories for Friends (Joachim-Ernst Berendt)
- 1998: Fragile Balance (Rüdiger Oppermann)
- 1999: The art of harp 3 & 4 (Shamrock Records)
- 1999: Holzradchen time travel (Emma Volker)
- 2000: Klang Welten 2000 (Rüdiger Oppermann)
- 2000: Mongolgathalatta (Rainer Granzin)
- 2001: Jazz Hop Rhythm (Peter Götzmann)
- 2001: Trance Siberia (Hulu Project)
- 2002: Hoirr Öngö (Enkhjargal Dandarvaanchig)
- 2004: A Journey in the steppe (Okna Tsahan Zam)
- 2004: Sam sam but different (Rüdiger Oppermann)
- 2004: Same sun same moon same water (Rüdiger Oppermann)
- 2006: Roots folk world music (Rudolstadt)
- 2006: Klang Welten live 6 CD with Book (Rüdiger Oppermann)
- 2007: A Handbook for Human Being (Nathalie Manser)
- 2007: Arguilly (Jerry Royas)
- 2007: Sound Worlds 2007 (Rüdiger Oppermann)
- 2008: Beautiful Turns (Rüdiger Oppermann)
- 2008: Rhythm on Fire (Lex van Someren)
- 2008: Klang Welten 2008 (Rüdiger Oppermann)
- 2009: You make me feel so young (25 years university concert) Bergische Uni Wuppertal
- 2009: Home (Yann Arthur Bertrand)
- 2009: Healing the miracle within us (Clemens Kuby)
- 2009: Zangina (Enkhjargal Dandarvaanchig)
- 2009: Zwieschen.spiel.fuer.die.seele (W.Abendschoene Akzente)
- 2010: Bulgarian & Mongolian Wild World Music (violon barbaric)
- 2010: First time in the World meet Sarangi, Erhu, Morin huur. World premiere! (Duplessy & the 3 Violins of the World)
- 2010: O Lama-Buddhist Prayers (Gabriela jaensch and friends)
- 2010: Guru Ram Das (Lex Van Someren)
- 2010: Dream Journey for the Soul (Lex Van Someren)
- 2010: Sound Worlds (Rüdiger Oppermann)
- 2011: Spirit of the Silk Road (Bruno Baumann)
- 2012: Namgar (Namgar)
- 2012: Mama Papa (LV Someren)
- 2013: BRASSENS, ECHOS D´AUJOURD´HUI (BRASSENS, ECHOS D´AUJOURD´HUI)
- 2013: SOUFFLES ET VOIX (HENRI TOURNAMENT)
- 2013: VOYAGE (Fabian Joosten)
- 2013: Enkhjargal & Chantal Instrumental (Chantal)
Web links
- Enkhjargal Dandarvaanchig at Discogs (English)
- EPI, Enkhjargal Dandarvaanchig's website
- Portrait at Mongolian Art
- Portrait on Deutschlandradio Kultur - master of the horse head violin
Individual evidence
- ↑ Master of the horse head violin. Deutschlandradio Kultur, July 8, 2011, accessed on August 14, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Enkhjargal Dandarvaanchig - mongolian-art.de, accessed on September 18, 2013
- ↑ Chantal Instrumentalensemble - chantal.de, accessed on November 11, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dandarvaanchig, Enkhjargal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | EPI (pseudonym); Enkh Jargal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mongolian musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ulaanbaatar , Mongolia |