![]() Brought up in this tradition, all of this inspires my musical world. ![]() It is the prolongation of traditional folk songs where harmony aligns with nature. That is the reason we have many folk long songs about mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, steppes, grasslands, horses and animals. Mongol nomadic tradition worships nature and living harmoniously with nature. Living in New York with Mongolian heritage may not be easy to recognize, but a determined ambassador for the diaspora uses our traditional songs and music to introduce Mongolia and Mongolian culture. ![]() ![]() Regarding the long songs, not only are the songs long, but each syllable of text is extended for a long duration. The long song (Urtiin duu) is unique traditional music art. Mongolian folk song long embraces a comprehensive nature of all national traditions and customs, including history, culture, aesthetics, ethics and philosophy. Whenever I see the sunset from my neighborhood of Sunset Park, it makes me feel so excited because on the other side of the hemisphere the sun rises in my hometown I can contact my home through the sun. My host family (homestay) was in Brooklyn when I first arrived as a student in New York. Suvda Khereid performed at a Brooklyn Arts Council event.
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