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Free Tibet Demonstration in Bern/Switzerland on april 26th 08, in front of approx. 10'000 people
Tsering Purtag, whose parents had to flee tibet, was born in switzerland and started playing guitar at the age of thirteen. instead of taking lessons, he teached himself, by listening to his favourite albums of that time. among those were deep purple's made in japan, santana's best of(which he learned note by note)and a couple of jimi hendrix records. he then formed a rock trio with his two brothers.
then, after several years of practicing and playing gigs in switzerland and abroad, they recorded their first album called "greetings from the roof of the world". it was well received by the press, and specially the guitarwork got some praise. the record was in 80's/early 90's heavy rock style, and the influence of the guitar heroes of that period, like van halen and malmsteen, is obvious.
their second album was called "ocean of wisdom" and was released on the occasion of the 60th birthday of his holiness, the dalai lama. Tsering Purtag composed and arranged the whole album, and it contains ancient tibetan lyrics as well as various instruments played on synthesizer guitar. the record is sold out, at the moment.
the third cd, Tsering Purtag recorded on his own with the help of some of the finest swiss musicians. by then, he had moved away from the heavy rock style a bit and more funk influences had sneaked in. nevertheless, the guitarplaying is just as intense.
the recording took place in various studios in switzerland, and the mastering was done by george marino at sterling sound new york.

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Member Since: 12/2/2006
Band Website: guitar-school.ch
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Influences: jimi hendrix, john lennon,van halen,elton john, prince, beatles, gary moore,abba,brian may, queen,ritchie blackmore, deep purple, rory gallagher,michael jackson, uli roth, satriani, steve vai, malmsteen, santana,michael schenker

Sounds Like: "go for it" guitars in a general funky manner, with extended solos. much weight on songwriting. which is performed in an eclectic way, that is, influences range from jazz to rock and all layers in between.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

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Posted by tsering purtag on Fri, 30 May 2008 10:03:00 PST

the POLICE live!!

i just got the tickets for the Police concert on the 12th in zurich! i'm thrilled, as i have always been a die hard fan. they're my heroes, and their first three albums will always be faithful compani...
Posted by tsering purtag on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:08:00 PST

"Land of Snow" together with natascha and büsche rudin!

at the demonstration in bern on april 26th, i'm gonna perform a song, that i wrote about tibet. it's called "Land of Snow". a rather sentimental song.and i'm more than happy, to have with me on the s...
Posted by tsering purtag on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:18:00 PST

Tibetan Anthem "Woodstock Style" at the Bundesplatz in Bern!

On april 26th i'm gonna play the TIBETAN NATIONAL ANTHEM in front of an expected 10'000 Pro Tibet Demonstrators at the Bundesplatz in Bern.Be prepared for a powerful, soulful and heartfelt "Woodstock ...
Posted by tsering purtag on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:22:00 PST

"TSERING PURTAG", REACHED NO.1 AT PHONTASTIX.CH!

my latest release "Tsering Purtag" just reached number one of the charts at www.phontastix.ch, the swiss music portal!
Posted by tsering purtag on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:21:00 PST

favourite guitar riffs

depending on mood,van halen / unchainednile rodgers / le freakjimmy page / whole lotta loveac/dc / highway to hellbee gees/ staying aliveandy summers / every breath you takestevie ray vaughan / pride ...
Posted by tsering purtag on Sun, 20 May 2007 01:00:00 PST

"FIGHT FOR A CHANGE" has attained sad relevance!

My latest album "Tsering Purtag" contains the song "Fight for a Change", which openly denounces the situation in Tibet. Although the message is a universal one, it has now attained sad relevance.Lyric...
Posted by tsering purtag on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:07:00 PST

tsering purtags latest release now available at www.cede.ch!

to all admirers of fine songwriting and excessive guitarexcursions! tsering purtag's self titled solo album is now available at www.cede.ch.reviews so far are overwhelming, and it looks like all the h...
Posted by tsering purtag on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:48:00 PST

best guitar solos ever

there are so many, but at the moment it's:-all along the watchtower / jimi hendrix-beat it / van halen-hotel california / eagles-everything (on dark side/wish you/ the wall)/ david gilmour-rock bottom...
Posted by tsering purtag on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:36:00 PST

a spontaneous version of "little wing" at namtso lake/tibet

i tuned the guitar as good as it would let me ...
Posted by tsering purtag on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:44:00 PST