Tuva: Voices From the Center of Asia

Product Description
These highly acclaimed recordings, made in Tuva in 1987, reveal a remarkable and beautiful tradition of bi- and multi-phonal "throat singing". These traditional songs capture the style and role of music among the scattered herding communities in Tuva, a territory lying to the northwest of Mongolia, where music is part of the relationship of humans with the natural and supernatural worlds.

Tracks:

Steppe kargiraa - Fedor Tau
Sigit - Mergen Mongush
Sigit 'Alash' - Mergen Mongush
Sigit With Igil - Anatolii Kuular
khoomei - Fedor Tau
Khoomei - Sundukai Mongush
Tespeng khoomei - Sundukai Mongush
kozhamik/khoomei/Sigit/kargira - Tumat kora-ool
kargirraa duet 'Artii-Sayir' - Tumat kara-ool/Andrei Chuldun-ool
Khomuz Melodies, - Anchimaa S. /Anchimaa k./Achyimaa T./Chamdanmaa T
Borbannadir - Mikhail Dopchun
Borbannadir - Tumat kara-ool
Borbannadir With Fingers Strokes Across The lips - Tumat kara-ool
Barbannadir - Anatolii Kuular
Ezengileer - marzhimal Ondar
Sigit with Khomuz - Oleg Kuular
Medley Of Various Throat-Singing Styles - Gennadi Chash/Evgenii Oyun/Mergen Mongush
kargiraa 'Artii-Sayir' - Vasili Chazir
Melody On The Amirge - Vasilii Khuurak
Imitation Of The Roe Deer - Vasilii Khuurak
Domestication Of Sheep To Lamb - Doluma Lopsanchap
Domestication Of Sheep To lamb - Doluma Lopsanchap
Domestication Of Cow To Calf - Khuren Oorzhak
Domesticaton Of Camel To Calf - Shimet Soyan
Excerpt From Shamanic Healing Ritual - Alexander davakai
Funeral Lament - Tatyana Sat
Lullaby - Tatyana Sat
Wooden Jew's Harp - Balgan Kuzhuget
Lullaby With Khoomei - Bilchit-Maa Davaa
'Don't Frighten The Crane' - Sundukai Mongush
'When I Graze my Bautiful Sheep' - Khuren Oorzhak
Kozhamiktar - Antiphonal Quatrains
'Hymn To The Mountains' - kazak Sandak

Album Description

These highly acclaimed recordings, made in Tuva in 1987, reveal a remarkable and beautiful tradition of bi- and multi-phonal "throat singing". These traditional songs capture the style and role of music among the scattered herding communities in Tuva, a territory lying to the northwest of Mongolia, where music is part of the relationship of humans with the natural and supernatural worlds.

Customer Reviews:

Best of the best.......2007-07-21

This CD presents different styles of Xoomei, or throat singing, from an ethnomusicologist's perspective. It features some of the most incredible sounds on this Planet. It has been recorded in situ, so don't expect studio quality on each and every track. To my taste it's a great listening. Nonetheless, whoever is looking for "easy"-listening music featuring Xoomei, might find it a little dry, and may want to look for some records by Huun Huur Tu, Egschiglen or the like.

Funniest thing I have ever heard!.......2006-05-16

This disc is hilarious! It's probably the funniest thing that I have ever heard!

An Archive of Tuvan Melodies.......2003-05-29

This CD was one of the first to feature the unique musical tradition of Tuva. This CD was recorded in the yurts and natural areas of Tuva, so sometimes the sound quality isn't top notch. This is also more like a sampler. None of the tracks are very long and it moves through the different styles of throatsinging and melodies very fast. It does feature some of the revered masters of the styles though. I think this would be a good introductory disc to throatsinging, so a person can find what they like.

Ethereal........2003-02-27

Very traditional Tuvan throatsinging. A MUST have for anyone interested in xoomei. Pretty Amazing stuff, but this CD has more ethnomusicological content, so you'd be safer getting a Huun Huur Tu CD (their Live #2, for instance, is phenomenal) if you're just looking for something good to listen to.

However, if you are truly interested in throatsinging, this is a must have.

One of the first Tuvan CDs available, but one of the weakest.......2002-06-08

Tuva is a remote area smack in the center of Asia, nestled in the mountains between Siberia and Mongolia. Traditional Tuvan throat-singing is an amazing thing--the singer produces two notes AT THE SAME TIME, a low drone and a higher melody. This Smithsonian/Folkways CD was probably the first Tuvan CD available in the US; it was around when CD co-producer Ted Levin first brought three Tuvan throat-singers on an American tour. Unfortunately, the CD is primarily of ethnomusicological interest. There are brief examples of the various styles of khoomei (the general Tuvan name for throat-singing), but there are few tracks that can really be considered songs, and all but a few of the vocal tracks are a cappella. Only three of the 33 tracks on the CD are more than two minutes long. There is also plenty of jaw harp, animal imitations, a solo for hunting horn, and herders' calls to their flocks. If you're interested in hearing Tuvan MUSIC, you're better off with "Tuva: Voices from the Land of the Eagles", Ellipsis Arts' CD/book "Deep in the Heart of Tuva", or any CD by Huun-Huur-Tu.

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