Bylakuppee to Host the Largest Tibetan Musical Event
Dharamsala, 6 February: Tibetan music genre has expanded a great deal over the past few years with the production of many new musical albums by individuals and organisations like the Tibetan institute of performing arts. Along with the music, the public’s taste for music has grown and diversified.
With Lobsang Wangyal Productions holding the first ever-Tibetan Music Awards last October, though it was not much of a success in terms of artiste and audience turnout, the countdown for yet another major event of Tibetan music has begun.
Gonpo Entertainment Limited, a Tibetan owned firm based in Bangalore, brings together eleven Tibetan singers and troupes to perform in what is called the ‘Festival of Tibetan Music’ on 22 February (second day of Losar, Tibetan New Year) at YMCA grounds, equipped with 10000 Watt sound system, in Bylakuppee, the largest and the first Tibetan settlement project in India.
The largest ever of its kind, the concert is expected to draw a huge gathering of Tibetan music lovers. The singers and groups making their appearances at the concert are Aa Ka Ma (Tipa, Dharamsala), JJI Brothers (Dharamsala), Khawai Shunu (Bangalore & Kerala Student), Techung & Meguel (USA), Phurbu T Namgyal (USA), Tsering Gyurmey (Tsawai Lama, Nepal), Tenzin Woesar (Tsam Tsam, Nepal), Tenzin Gyalpo (Sem Chang, 22 Army Band), Namgyal Choeyang (Tam sang, Bylakuppe), Sonam Wangdue (Actor & Anchor, Delhi), Penpa Tsering (Dangden, Mussoorie) and dance troupes of RTYC, Bangalore and Mangalore.