Biography
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Born
29 March 1962
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Born In
Respublika Tyva, Russian Federation
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Died
25 July 2013 (aged 51)
Correct your tags: The artist's name is Kongar-ol Ondar according to his official Web site, http://ondar.com/.
(a.k.a. Kongar Ondar, Cyrillic: Коңар-өл Ондар; born in 1962 near the Khemchik River in western Tuva) is a master throat singer from Tuva. He has been a member of the Tuva Ensemble.
Member of the Tuvan Parliament, considered a living treasure by the Republic of Tuva, Ondar is granted a stipend and an apartment for the musical skills he possesses. Jovial and personable, Ondar is probably the best-known face of Хөөмей (khoomei) throat singing to Westerners, appearing often in interviews for CNN and other networks.
He died after emergency surgery for a brain hemorrhage in Kyzyl on July 25, 2013. He was 51 years old.
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