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04-1493JangarFolk LiteratureBoertalamengguzizhi, XinjiangBatch 4 (2012)

Lineage & School of Heritage

He is the third-generation transmitter of the art of singing Jangar. From childhood he learned to sing the epic Jangar from his father, the Jangarchi Purjav.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Male, Mongolian, born in November 1962, a native of Bole City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. He reads Tod Mongolian script proficiently and can chant and sing seven chapters of the heroic epic Jangar. With an exceptional memory, a humorous manner and a distinctive style of singing and chanting, he is widely welcomed in towns and villages, especially in farming and pastoral areas.

Honors & Recognition

He is a representative bearer of Jangar, a fourth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He has trained a number of students and enjoys considerable renown within and beyond the autonomous region.

References & Archival Sources

  1. Bada · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item
Jangar
Item code
Ⅰ-26
Category
Folk Literature
Region
Boertalamengguzizhi, Xinjiang
Born
1962.1
Batch
Batch 4 (2012)

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