Zappa.com marks the death of Ondar

In memory of Ondar, Zappa.com has posted a short sample of the recording that Ondar made at the home of Frank Zappa in 1993.

LA Times Obituary for Ondar

The  Los Angeles Times has published an obituary for Kongar-ol Ondar.  The obituary includes a link to a sample of the recording that Ondar made with Frank Zappa.

NPR: Remembering The People's Throat Singer Of Tuva

This week National Public Radio's show "Fresh Air" broadcast a 10-minute piece on Kongar-ol Ondar, titled Remembering The People's Throat Singer Of Tuva.  The show incorporates part of a 1999 interview in which Ondar demonstrated his singing for Fresh Air host Terry Gross. Because he didn't speak English, Back Tuva Future co-producer Ralph Leighton (co-founder of Friends of Tuva) joined Ondar in the studio to translate.

New York Times: Obituary for Ondar

The New York Times has published a comprehensive and respectful obituary for Ondar, describing the remarkable life he lived.

Kongar-ol Ondar Legacy Fund

For those of you who have asked about helping out ONDAR -- both continuing the Tuvan culture and Ondar's family, contributions to the KO Legacy Fund can be made at http://www.kolegacy.org/

Memorial Fund donations will serve to support the cultural activities as well as the family of Kongar-ol Ondar.

Kongar-ol Ondar - End Of A Journey

Kongar-ol Ondar passed away last night in his beloved country of Tuva as a result of complications after emergency surgery for a hemorrhage of the brain.

Needless to say, this comes as a shock to all those who knew him and all those who enjoyed his music.  It is too soon for us to put our thoughts and feelings to paper (as it were) but this is in some ways an end of an era.

Thank you, Kongar-ol!

Museum Exhibition of Tuvan Artifacts in Abakan

Of course we are not focussed solely on events taking place in North America in Europe!   The L.R. Kyzlasov Khakassia National Museum of Local Historyin Abakan is the first in a series of Khakassian museums to host a joint display of artifacts from Moscow and from Tuva.   The exhibit, titleed "National motifs in the art of Tuva and Khakassia”,will visit a few more museums in Khakassia before moving to Kyzyl in September.

Read more about this unique exhibit about Tuvan and Khakassian cultures at enewsWire.