Haranga (, gong) is a hard rock/progressive rock band from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, established in 1989 as the first Mongolian hard rock group.World Music 2000, p. 197 It has been performing in Mongolia since the early 1990s. In 1997, the group recorded two CDs in Germany, sponsored by Daimler-Chrysler and Siemens Nixdorf.
History In the 1990s, their "Shuuder tsetseg" and "Uguilen sanana" became hits. And title name of "Only in Mongolia" became a popular quote in everyday life of Mongolia. They participated in Mongolian National TV's New Year's program "Tsenkher Delgets".
Members Lkhagvasuren Khatanbaatar: vocal, trumpet /1989 - to present/ Chuluunbat Tserendorj: bass, double-bass, vocal /1989 - to present/ : lead guitar, vocal /deceased/ /1989 - 2025/ Odsuren Yarinpil: rhythm guitar, vocal /1989 - to present/ Purevdash Nemekh: drums, percussion /1989 - to present/ Bulgan Hangal: keyboards, accordion /deceased/ /1991 - 1999/
Discography Эрин зууны хөг (The Sound of the Century 1997) Best of Haranga (1997) Бодлын тэнгис (Bodlyn Tengis, The Ocean of Thought, Unplugged, 2000) Ертөнцийн өнгө (Color of the World, 2003) Special Edition Gold (2007) Амьдрал-2 (Life-2)
References
External links Haranga music samples Mongolia Sings its Own Song Marsh, Peter, Mongolian Rock and Pop Book: Mongolia Sings its Own Song. 1999. Press Institute of Mongolia/UNDP Mongolia Communications Office.