Tseten Dolma | |
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| Delegate to the National People's Congress (6th) | |
| In office 1983–1988 | |
| Chairman | Peng Zhen |
| Member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (5th) | |
| In office 1978–1983 | |
| Chairman | Ye Jianying |
| Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (4th, 7th, 8th, 9th) | |
| In office January 1965 – March 1978 | |
| Chairman | Zhou Enlai |
| In office April 1988 – March 2003 | |
| Chairman | Li Xiannian Li Ruihuan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1, 1937 Xigaze, Tibet |
| Nationality | People's Republic of China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Spouse |
Namgyal Dorje (m. 1957) |
| Children | Nyima Dolma (1966), Nyima Tsering (1974) |
| Occupation | Singer |
Tseten Dolma (Tibetan: ཚེ་བརྟན་སྒྲོལ་མ།, Wylie: tshe brtan sgrol ma, ZYPY: Cêdain Zhoima, Lhasa dialect: [t͡sʰe˥˥.tɛ̃.ɖ~ɖʐøː˩˨.ma]; Chinese: 才旦卓玛; pinyin: Cáidàn Zhuōmǎ) is a Tibetan soprano. She was born August 1, 1937, to a serf[1] family in Shigatse, Tibet. Tseten was influenced by Tibetan folk music from a very young age, and first performed on stage in 1956. She is known for starring in the 1965 musical epic The East Is Red.
In 1958, she joined the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, learning from professor Wang Pinsu. She has served the Tibet branch of the Chinese Musicians' Association in various roles since the 1960s, including being chairman, director and vice-chairman of CMA, deputy secretary of Bureau of Cultural Affairs of Tibet Autonomous Region.[2]
Personal life
Tseten Dolma married Namgyal Dorje in 1957, who she bore a daughter, Nyima Dolma, in 1966, and then a son, Nyima Tsering, in 1974.
Notable works
Tsetsun Dolma is famous for the following songs:
References
- ↑ "才旦卓玛：翻身农奴把歌唱". Tibet.cn. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ↑ Xu Ouguang. Caidanzhuoma. Encyclopedia of China (Music·Dance edition). 1st ed.