Music Travel Videos 3
Each track, many originally composed for a variety of our iconic series’, has been set to pictures of the destination.
Read More
Mongolia
July Globe Guide
During this Globe Guide we criss-cross the globe searching out the world’s greatest experiences to be had during July, taking
Read More
The Barbarian Emperor of Mongolia
Genghis Khan is not only the most famous – or infamous – name to have come out of Mongolia, but also a name that brings to mind a savage and relentless warmonger. However, to the Mongolian’s he is a very different figure, a king and hero rather than a savage, a force of unity…
Read More
Sounds of Nature: Throat Singers of Tuva
The practice of throat singing is said to have originated in a contest between rural herdsmen to see how far could get voices to carry through valleys, which has since developed into an annually held competition in Tuva.
Read More
Bend me, Shape Me: The art of Contortion
Contortionism has been a tradition in Mongolia for hundreds of years, and is a common act in Mongolian and Chinese circuses. It was first performed as part of the traditional BuddhistTsam dances and has been incorporated into many Mongolian plays. It has come to be considered as an art rather than an acrobatic act, and famous contortionists become national celebrities.
Read More