"A Mongol without a horse is like a bird without wings." Tuvergen Band—“galloping” in Mongolian—is a folk-fusion trio founded in Chicago in 2020 by Tamir Hargana, Naizal Hargana, and Brent Roman. The trio use this rich instrumental palette to perform what they call “modern nomadic music,” incorporating bluegrass, blues, rock, and more into its repertoire of Mongolian and Tuvan folk songs and originals. Hailing from Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, Tamir and Naizal bring some of the country’s most dist