The Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports of Mongolia has issued Order A/689, which bans the celebration of Halloween in schools this year. Stressing that Halloween was not an officially recognized holiday, it ordered all schools to put a

Khuumii or Mongolian throat singing is a unique and ancient song art. Although, throat singing can be traced back many years, no-one knows when it started.

Today (30 October), over 1400 khuumii singers will perform at a special concert entitled ‘Human

Thunderz is one of the most famous Mongolian rappers. But, Thunderz, whose real name is B.Ulzii-Uchral, stands out from other rappers for his positive influence on young people. For example, he released songs entitled ‘Let’s not quarrel’, ‘Would you accept

Famous Mongolian singer B.Amarkhuu was sentenced to two years in prison by the Khan-Uul District Court in Ulaanbaatar today (29 October). He was arrested on 20 September while using drugs in Ulaanbaatar. According to one source, he was taken from

The Guitarist and Drummer from Mongolian rock band ‘Kharanga’, have been awarded with the State Order. Ya.Odsuren and N.Purevdash received the accolade earlier today (29 October) for their contribution to Mongolian rock and pop music over 40 years. The awards

Sapar Contemporary is presenting the first exhibition dedicated to Mongol Zurag art in New York City, featuring two of the most prominent representatives of this style, D.Uurintuya and Ch.Baasanjav.

According to co-curator, Ts.Uranchimeg: the Mongolian traditional style of painting is rooted

The camel festival in Mongolia’s Gobi is one of the number of festivals that are gaining popularity with both domestic and international travellers in the country. This year, The Great Desert Camel Festival will be held in its western province

Shamanism, cure for evil? This is the story of Corine in an “A Bigger World” directed by Fabienne Berthaud. The former journalist traveled to the Mongolian steppes after a personal drama to record traditional Mongolian songs from a national minority.