In the Danwei video below (shot in 2006), Mongolian folk rock band Hanggai play with Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn The Sparrow Quartet on a rooftop in Beijing.
The video above is available on Youtube for faster loading outside China. There are plenty of links about the band and videos of live performances by Hanggai on the Heart of Beijing blog.
If you’re in the U.S. this month, you may have a chance to catch them live: the Mongolians are launching an U.S. invasion, starting in New York tonight.
Tour details are below:
Friday September 18, New York City
World Music Institute, Symphony Space
Saturday September 19, Madison, Wisconsin
Sunday September 20, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Monday September 22, Des Moines, Iowa
Wednesday September 23, Chicago
Thursday September 25, Lafayette, Indiana
Friday September 26, Bloomington, Indiana
Saturday September 30, Traverse City, Michigan