1. Yungchen Lhamo is a Tibetan singer-songwriter living in the United States.
12 Facts About Yungchen Lhamo
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Yungchen Lhamo won the ARIA Award for Best World Music Album in 1995 and was then signed by Peter Gabriel's Real World record label.
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Yungchen Lhamo left Tibet in 1989 to make a pilgrimage to Dharamsala.
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Yungchen Lhamo was inspired to reach out to the world through her music.
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Yungchen Lhamo moved to Australia in 1993, then to New York City in 2000.
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Yungchen Lhamo's next recording, Coming Home, was a collaboration with producer Hector Zazou, showcasing her voice and featuring chanting by Tibetan monks, a wide range of mostly modern Western instruments and the benefits of multi-track recording which enabled Lhamo's voice to be layered repeatedly.
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Yungchen Lhamo has performed and recorded with other artists, including Natalie Merchant, Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Billy Corgan, and Bono.
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Yungchen Lhamo's recordings have been used in the film Seven Years in Tibet and many Tibetan documentaries.
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Yungchen Lhamo has performed at venues such as London's Royal Festival Hall, New York City's Carnegie Hall, and Berlin's Philharmonic Hall.
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Yungchen Lhamo has performed at the Lilith Fair festival and toured as a part of the WOMAD world music festivals.
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In November 2007, Lhamo accompanied a site-specific dance work called "Walking The Line" by American choreographer Bill T Jones at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
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Yungchen Lhamo has continued her work with the One Drop of Kindness Foundation, and she has helped to raise millions of dollars for humanitarian projects.