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Khiimori

Documenting the nascent improv scene in Mongolia

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Khiimori (Steve, Andrew, Beck, Dave and Baatarjav) are scheduled to take part in this year's ROARING HOOVES festival from June 11th - 17th. The festival starts in Ulaanbaatar before moving on to the Gobi desert to collaborate with Mongolian shamans and local musicians in the arena of freeform improvisation and avant-garde musical thought. This year, legendary American trombonist Roswell Rudd will be amongst the participants. Watch this space for more info as and when!- - - - - - -Overview
Free Improvisation is the ultimate area of expertise for the improvising musician. Traditional Mongolian musicians are not historically noted for their improvisational skills, but there are those out there in this country of blue sky and wide open steppe who are able to tune their ear to the frequency of Free.This myspace documents the growth of Mongolia's Free scene, through information and audio, and checks on the progress of UK musician Steve Tromans and US musician Andrew Colwell, as they attempt to word of freeform improv in Mongolia's capital city, Ulaanbaatar.Please take the time to check out some of the exciting things happening in 21st Century Mongolian Improv...

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Member Since: 10/21/2006
Band Website: steve-tromans.co.uk
Band Members: Khiimori, meaning "Windhorse":
Steve Tromans - piano, melodica
Andrew Colwell - khoomei, dombra, morin khuur,
acoustic guitar, double bass
Rebekah Plueckhahn - cello
Dave Lipson - didgeridoo
Baatarjav - tsor, khoomei
Felix - khoomei (guest in 2006)
Influences: Mongolia! and the worldwide fraternity/sorority of Freeform Improvisation.
Sounds Like: Check out the audio clips
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None