Reported By Palden
Edited By Pema Tso
Translated By TenGyal
Even as the young Tibetan singer Asang, a native of Ngawa (Aba) County has been finally released, there is still no clear information about the conditions of his colleague Palchung.
Yesterday, on January 26th, at around 2.p.m. (C.S.T), the young Tibetan singer Asang ,who hails from Ngawa County in Tibet, and his wife,Lhamo, announced that they are planning to soon release his second music album titled “ The Pace of Dreams”་༼རྨི་ལམ་གྱི་ཁ་སྟབས།༽, a project that he has been working on for several years .Two days before the announcement, reports emerged about Asang’s impending release from prison.
In the short video released by the couple, they expressed gratitude and thanked all those who have supported and showed concern about them. Additionally, they announced the upcoming release of his second music album, the “Pace of Dreams”, and appealed for everyone’s attention and continued support.
Last year, coinciding with the birthday celebrations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Chinese government intensified its crackdown in Tibetan areas. Under the pretext of involvement in these celebrations, several Tibetans were arrested. Among them, the young singer Asang and his fellow singer Palchung were forcibly detained forperforming a cover of an old song titled “The Prince of Peace”. Even as Asang was released after being held in detention for almost seven months, there is still no information about his colleague, the singer Palchung who was arrested along with him and remains missing.
The young singer Tzukte, better known by his online moniker Asang, is the son of the Naktsang family from Camp No 4 of Kashul Village, Barma Township, in Ngawa (Aba) County. He and his wife, Lhamo, have two children. Asang is a student of the well-known Tibetan singer Gebe. He is known for his deep sense of pride and loyalty in his Tibetan identity and has always highly valued the preservation and promotion of the Tibetan language, religion, and culture.
