5 Video Clips from Bhutan

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by Ed Linton

Bhutan is a small kingdom in south asia squeezed between India and China. But what does this country sounds like? Ed Linton, owner of the small internet record label Avant-Garbe Records, gives us a brief insight into some really amazing bhutanese videos and sounds from the past few years.


Artist: Choni
Track: Horgolla

One of my favourite local hip-hop songs, very whacky video and good synth sounds.


Artist: Dechen Zangmo
Track: Hingtshaway

A very westernized song. This one was very popular and a big inspiration for our collaboration with Pakistani rapper Sheikh Areesh.


Artist: Namkha Lhamo
Track: Gayser Jang Lu Jonpi Gang

Dir.: Tshering Dorji

This one has a more traditional sound. Traditional music is an important influence for us too.


Artist: The Columbine Shoots
Track: Columbine Clash

«Columbine Clash», the music video for my own band, is featuring an amazing display of mouth tricks.


Artist: The Columbine Shoots
Track: Today We Take It Like We Used

Our music video for «Today We Take It Like We Used To» is a hip-hop classic of ours. This features famous bassist Daniel Kulasignham. Both clips are filmed Thebong in the Mongar district of Bhutan.

The Columbine Shoots

Biography

Ed Linton has been living in Thebong, Bhutan, for fifteen years now. His band is called The Columbine Shoots and he runs the internet record label Avant-Garbe Records, which includes artists such as Sheikh Areesh (Pakistan), Jason Akermanis (Australia), Exabyte (US), and Bloom Shin and Tentacle Leak (both New Zealand).

Published on July 29, 2014

Last updated on February 02, 2023

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