Bard E.Baatarjav becomes Cultural Envoy

Art & Culture
anudari@montsame.gov.mn
2019-07-08 14:21:02

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs B.Battsetseg presented a Certificate of Cultural Envoy to bard, horsehead fiddle player and throat singer E.Baatarjav.

The inheritor of intangible cultural heritage has successfully taken part in international festivals including the Ancient Asia festival of Shanghai and International Festival of Throat Singing since 1995.

Moreover, he has delivered lectures about throat singing and bagpipe performance at major universities including Stanford and Harvard and made a valuable contribution to the promotion of Mongolia’s culture and registration of the art as ethnic heritage in the UNESCO cultural heritage list.