Tsering Purtag, a Swiss born Tibetan, started playing guitar at the age of thirteen. After playing with bands like “torkil”, “rim of ruin” and “roadfever”, he formed a rock trio with his two brothers, named simply “Purtag”. Their first album, "greetings from the roof of the world", was well received by the international press, and particularly Tsering’s guitar work, then influenced mainly by the likes of Van Halen, Malmsteen and Hendrix, got a lot of praise. In order to promote that record, Purtag played gigs all over Europe.
Their second album, "ocean of wisdom", which Tsering Purtag composed and arranged single-handedly, contains ancient tibetan lyrics as well as some excessive use of synthesizer guitar.
The third CD “Tsering Purtag”, was recorded with Phil Schweidler (bass) and Simon Kistler (drums), two of the finest swiss musicians. By then, Tsering Purtag had been pushing the envelope by incorporating a heavy dose of funk into his style. Nevertheless, the guitar playing is just as intense. The recording took place in various studios in Switzerland, and was mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound in New York.
