Tibetan folk singer Techung performs at the Old U.S. Mint, May 18 Tibetan folk singer Techung, who will perform at the Lakefront Arena during the historic visit of the Dalai Lama on the afternoon of ...

Documentary. Written and directed by Ngawang Choephel. In Tibetan with English subtitles. (Not rated. 86 minutes. At the Lumiere in San Francisco and Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley.) Tibetan ...

Cairang Ji sits on a bed in the main room of a farmhouse here holding her two grandchildren on her lap as she quietly speaks the verses of an old folk song. Two other grandmothers dutifully repeat the ...

Raised as an exile in India, Tibetan ethnomusicologist and first-time filmmaker Ngawang Choephel returned to his homeland as an adult in 1995, video camera in hand, to document the rare pockets of ...

What: A 60-member, award-winning choir founded in 2000. Its members are primarily Chinese-American vocalists from all walks of life who sing Chinese and Tibetan folk tunes and classical works. Local ...

In 1995, Ngawang Choephel returned to his native Tibet to document the country’s fast-disappearing folk-singing tradition. Instead, he was accused of being a spy and sentenced to 18 years in prison by ...

Some music instructors might feel disappointed if their students were to stop playing after a few years. But Migmar Tsering doesn’t feel that way. Just over a year ago, the Tibetan man started a music ...

On Monday, Feb. 26, Tibet House presented its 37th annual benefit concert at Carnegie Hall’s hallowed Stern Auditorium. Brought to life by long-time artistic directors Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson ...

The Lake Tahoe Tibetan Cultural Festival will present the vibrant cultural traditions of Tibet, Aug. 31 to Sept. 8 at the Tallac Historical Site on Highway 89. Come experience a wide range of events ...