In 1994, the world-famous music band “Enigma” from Germany released the single “Age of Loneliness” as one of the four singles in its second album “The Cross of Changes”. This single was peculiar in a way of containing the unusual female voice singing an extraordinary song in a strange non-western language. Listeners had no idea who the singer of this hitherto unheard song was. It turned out that the Mongolian traditional long song “Tosongiin oroigoor” (“On the heights of Toson”) was performed in this single by singer Nadmid Dechinzundui. Enigma - Age of Loneliness In the same year, the founder of Enigma, Michael Cretu released another single “The Eyes of Truth”. Likewise, in “Age of Loneliness”, this song also featured samples of Mongolian long songs, notably the “Alsyn Gazryn Zereglee” (“Mirage of a Distant Terrain”). Enigma’s album “The Cross of Changes”, thanks to these two singles and the use of exotic Mongolian long songs, was sold over 8 million copies worldwide. Moreover, the song named “The Eyes of Truth” was popularized by its artistic use in worldwide trailers of the movies “The Matrix”, and “The Long Kiss Goodnight” in 1999. Literally, with the singles of Enigma, millions of people from every corner of the world have heard the Urtiin duu or an exotic Mongolian long song. ua-cam.com/video/zAWe2QSwgvA/v-deo.htmlsi=wXz52fX3P9MWmTst ua-cam.com/video/Y14T0nz5038/v-deo.htmlsi=IGwXkoRgzuAPBdx_
In 1994, the world-famous music band “Enigma” from Germany released the single “Age of Loneliness” as one of the four singles in its second album “The Cross of Changes”. This single was peculiar in a way of containing the unusual female voice singing an extraordinary song in a strange non-western language. Listeners had no idea who the singer of this hitherto unheard song was.
It turned out that the Mongolian traditional long song “Tosongiin oroigoor” (“On the heights of Toson”) was performed in this single by singer Nadmid Dechinzundui.
Enigma - Age of Loneliness
In the same year, the founder of Enigma, Michael Cretu released another single “The Eyes of Truth”. Likewise, in “Age of Loneliness”, this song also featured samples of Mongolian long songs, notably the “Alsyn Gazryn Zereglee” (“Mirage of a Distant Terrain”).
Enigma’s album “The Cross of Changes”, thanks to these two singles and the use of exotic Mongolian long songs, was sold over 8 million copies worldwide. Moreover, the song named “The Eyes of Truth” was popularized by its artistic use in worldwide trailers of the movies “The Matrix”, and “The Long Kiss Goodnight” in 1999.
Literally, with the singles of Enigma, millions of people from every corner of the world have heard the Urtiin duu or an exotic Mongolian long song.
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