Riitused maailma katuselt - Lobsang Chonzor

Festival ORIENT presents:

Thursday, December 3rd, 2026 at 7 pm

Kadriorg Park Orangery (L. Koidula Str. 34a, Tallinn)

RITES FROM THE ROOF OF THE WORLD

LOBSANG CHONZOR

• singer (prayers, folk songs, traditional Tibetan “opera” ache lhamo)
• multiinstrumentalist (dung-chen horn, dranyen-lute, lingbu-flute, damaru-drum)
• dancer (Buddhist cham masked dance)

Already in his early childhood, Lobsang was introduced by his father first into the world of Tibetan dance and thereafter song and music, despite their being forced to live in exile. As an adult Lobsang Chonzor decided to dedicate his life to making his homeland flesh and blood again through Living Art. Having completed the studies, he became a teacher of dance and music as well as joined the Snow Lion Cultural Troupe, taking them up to a professional level. He was tutored by the best masters of the Tibetan Opera Association. Since 2000, Lobsang and Snow Lions toured extensively in India, Bhutan, Russia, Great Britain, France and many other European countries. His powerful and luminous voice draws inspiration directly from the purest and most authentic source of Tibetan tradition which he presents with ease to the 21st century audience. His artistic achievement is crowned by Prix des Musique d’Ici that he and his trio Kyab Yul-Sa were awarded in 2021. Though living in exile, he was lucky to grow up in a small town in North-East India where the Tibetan population was remarkably numerous and active in keeping their heritage and tradition as well as education in the form of a refugee school.

Detailed info about the programme: www.festivalorient.com

See Lobsang Chonzor on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZZeTajDU-4