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02-0231Urtiin Duu, Traditional Folk Long SongTraditional MusicInner MongoliaBatch 2 (2008)

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Female, Mongol ethnicity, born in 1932 in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia. She was born into a herder's family at Gaolitu Temple in West Ujimqin Banner, Xilingol League. In 1949 she was admitted to the Song and Dance Ensemble of Inner Mongolia. In 1951, entrusted by the State Council, she went to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, for a visiting performance. In 1956 she went to Tibet for a consolation performance and was received by Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai. In 1959 she was transferred to the Broadcasting Art Troupe of Inner Mongolia, during which time she recorded such outstanding long songs as Qing Ma (The Blue Horse) and Sheng Shi (An Age of Prosperity). Her singing is free and bold with unhurried rhythms, fully displaying the original ecological style of Mongolian long-song folk singing.

Honors & Recognition

A national representative bearer of Urtiin Duu, Traditional Folk Long Song, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.

References & Archival Sources

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Representative item
Urtiin Duu, Traditional Folk Long Song
Item code
Ⅱ-3
Category
Traditional Music
Region
Inner Mongolia
Born
1932
Batch
Batch 2 (2008)

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