Tenzin Choegyal
Tenzin Choegyal | |
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Tenzin Choegyal | |
Born | Tibet |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Musical career | |
Website | tenzinchoegyal |
Tenzin Choegyal is a musician from Tibet.
Biography
As a child, he listened to his mother's songs in the style of Tibetan nomads, and he attributes much of his passion to his mother.
In 1997, he moved to Australia where he made his debut in the world of Australian music. Choegyal has worked with many prominent musicians, including Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, Michael Askill, Shen Flindell, Spiros Rantos, Ash Grunwald, Paul Coppen, Stringmansassy, Oscar and Marigold, Riley Lee, James Coats, Tsering Dorjee Bawa, Baatar Sukh, Katherine Philp, Cathedral Band, and Marcello Milani, to name a few.
He has also performed with Tibetan monks in exile, whom he supports financially through his tours, as well as the Tibetan Children's Villages, the school for Tibetan refugee children which he attended as a child.
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tenzin Choegyal (vocalist). |
- Official website
- Tenzin Choegyal, World Musician and Festival Organizer, VOA, 15 April 2015
- Phil Brown, "Tenzin Choegyal in Japan", The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, 11 May 2016