Tenzing

Tenzing is originally from Tibet...a country known around the world for its mystical arts, great mountains and peaceloving people. After the illegal occupation of Tibet by China his parents escaped to Nepal where he was born. After completing his high school in India, he came to the United States in 1999 to study and pursue a career in music. He graduated with a degree in Music Industry Studies from the University of Colorado at Denver in 2002. After college, together with a friend he formed a funk/jazz band called Freak Street Project and managed/played the bass with the group for five years gigging at bars and clubs, touring and recording, but deep in his heart he always wanted to use his talent to help the struggle of his people in Tibet. Tenzing recently left the group to work on his solo career in Tibetan music. His much anticipated debut Tibetan Album titled Rise Resist Return was released in Jan 2008. The lyrics are mostly political or protest songs related to the Tibetan Freedom Struggle. "I recorded this album hoping to raise awareness about the issue of Tibet. I use words as my weapon and music as my tool...", says Tenzing. The album has been described as, "the emergence of neo-Tibetan music," by popular Tibetan website Phayul.com. He now lives in Minneapolis Minnesota where together with his cousin, have formed a Tibetan rock band called MELONG. Besides being a recording artist and an activist for social justice and human rights across the world, Tenzing loves to play soccer, travel, hang out with friends, and cook.