Phuntsok 59 was born and raised in Nepal.
Once helping to organise a programme for blind people, his life changed forever to become a singer. He was working with the Blind Association of Nepal as a volunteer worker, when seeing the enthusiasm and ability of the blind people perform in a show he helped to organise, Phuntsok's mind was captivated to become a singer to sing for his country.
He worked with the association for two years from 1999 to 2001.
Phuntsok then added a surname - 59, the year 1959 when Chinese took over Tibet, to remind the brutality of the occupation and the suffering Tibetans went through.
He has performed in several Tibetan settlements, including: Dharamsala, Delhi, Sikkim, Darjeeling, Dehra Dun, Bylakuppe and Nepal.
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Phuntsok 59 released in 2002
Available in CDs and cassettes. |
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