Throat Singing (Eskimo, Inuit Music)

About the Artist
Alacie and Lucy are Inuit women from Puvirnituk, Nunavik (Northern Quebec) They are considered to be the best throat singers of the region. They strongly believe in keeping the Inuit Tradition alive by chanting (Throat Singing), which is why they do some teaching to young people to pass this on to the next generation. Alacie and Lucy learned how to chant at the ages 0f 9-10 from their mothers and grandmothers. They first became parners in the 1970's and since then have travelled around the world. Many of the songs are the imitations of the animals, and they are thev same songs that were sung by their mothers and their mothers mothers before them. Back then they were mainly chanting when in a gathering, celebrating someone's first kill (animal) when the men came back from hunting. The mothers would also chant to help put the children to sleep. But now it has become so popular that they have been travelling around the world giving performances and clinics. In the 1990's they both appeared in a show called Agaguk starring Lou Diamond Phillips. They have travelled across North America , Europe, and beyond in over 10 countries giving throat singing performances. Alacie Tullaugaq was born april 20, 1935 in a camp close of the actual village of Puvirnituk and has always lived there to this day. She has been married since 1955 and is mother to 8 children plus 2 foster children. She teaches throat singing to children from 6 to 11 years of age. Lucy Amarualik was born october 16, 1934 in an camp close of the present day community of Kangirsujuak. Her family established themselves in Puvirnituk where she now lives. She has been married since 1955 and is the mother of 8 children.

Product Description
Performed by two female Inuit artists, these chants, sounds and stories bring to life the nature, land and animals distinct to northern Canada. Recently chosen as the "Best Traditional Album-Historical" at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards ceremony in Toronto. The recording features 14 of their performances, including long and difficult songs, such as "piaramit Inaqutik" and Qimminilapik," which highlights the pair's unparalleled skill. For all those who seek to discover the unknown this CD provides the listener with an unforgettable experience.

Throat Singing (Eskimo, Inuit Music),Alacie Tullaugaq & Lucy Amarualik,Inukshuk Records

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Healing the Divide: A Concert for Peace and Reconciliation Dalai Lama , Tom Waits , Kronos Quartet , Philip Glass , Foday Musa Suso , Anoushka Shankar , Nawang Khechog , R. Carlos Nakai , and Gyuto Tantric Choir Manufacturer: Anti ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Africa | International | Styles | Music India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Osvaldo Golijov: Oceana Dylanesque Sweet Warrior Twelve Bryan Ferry: Dylanesque Live - The London Sessions ASIN: B000F3AJTO Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

1. Special Address - His Holiness the Dalai Lama
2. Invocation - The Gyuto Tantric Choir
3. Nivedan - Anoushka Shankar
4. Peace Chants - Nawang Khechog and R. Carlos Nakai
5. The Gambia - Philip Glass and Foday Musa Suso
6. Way Down In The Hole - Tom Waits and Kronos Quartet
7. God's Away On Business - Tom Waits and Kronos Quartet
8. Lost In The Harbor - Tom Waits and Kronos Quartet
9. Diamond In Your Mind - Tom Waits and Kronos Quartet

Album Description

This once in a lifetime event gathered musicians from wildly different backgrounds in a benefit for Richard Gere's Healing The Divide Foundation. Recorded live at Lincoln Center in NY, this CD features transcendental performances from Tibet's Gyuto Choir, India's Anoushka Shankar, genre-bending duets from Tibetan avant-garde musician Nawang Kechong with Native American master R. Carlos Nakai, and maverick composer Philip Glass with Gambian virtuoso Foday Musa Suso. The concert closer is a unique collaboration between musicians who personify the spirit of adventure in contemporary music, as Tom Waits performs four of his classic songs accompanied by Grammy winners the Kronos Quartet. Add a moving opening address by the Dalai Lama and you have the perfect musical embodiment of the Foundation's mission: to bridge cultural gaps and forge revolutionary new bonds between people around the world. Proceeds from sales will be directly applied to projects benefiting the peoples of Tibet and the Himalayan region.

Average customer rating: He's at it again

Blue Mongol Roswell Rudd Manufacturer: Sunny Side ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Malicool Time Lines Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945 Sound Grammar 12 Songs ASIN: B000B6TR48 Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

1. The Camel
2. Gathering Light
3. Behind The Mountains
4. Steppes Song
5. Djoloren
6. Four Mountains
7. Buryat Boogie
8. Blue Mongol
9. Bridle Ringing
10. Ulirenge
11. American Round
12. The Leopard
13. Honey On The Moon

Album Description

Blue Mongol recording is an extension of a 2004 concert that featured Rudd with Asian musicians from Mongolia, the mountainous country that lies between Russia and China, where the art of throat singing has flourished for thousands of years. That unique vocal tradition - called hoomei by the indigenous people -- consists of overtones and harmonic resonances created by channeling air through the human vocal folds and out through the lips, creating strange (to our ears) octaves, low drones, and high-pitched, woodwind-like tones, which enable the vocalist to sound more than one note at once (think Rahsaan Roland Kirk). The Mongolian musicians are lead by throat singer and multi-instrumentalist Battuvshin Baldantseren: a virtuoso on the limbe bamboo flute, Ikh Khur horse-head bass and khomus Jaw harp, singer Badma Khanda, Dmitry Ayurov on the Morin Khur horse-head fiddle, iochin dulcimer player Kermen Kalyaeva and Valentina Namdykova on the yatag zither and the lute! -like Khalmyk Dombr. Rudd calls their music "art folk, because it combines the sophistication of conservatory, western training with the indigenous performance style of their long history."

Customer Reviews:

He's at it again.......2005-10-15

Following up on the spectacular critical and commercial success of Malicool, a unique encounter between West African traditional kora-based string music and North American jazz, Roswell Rudd goes even farther out, melding Western improvisation with traditional Mongolian throat-singing and folk stylings.

And the results yield a unique amalgam, even more wonderfully strange than his previous effort.

For me, this intersection of various world folk musics with jazz sensibilities produces some of the most exciting music on the scene today. It started with Egberto Gismonti, continued with Andy Narell, and goes forward with Jan Garbarek, Omar Sosa, Safa, Peter Epstein, Miguel Zenon, Yusef Lateef, Lingua Franca, The Intercontinentals, Jenny Scheinman, Dhafer Youssef, Nguyen Le, Roberto Rodreguez, Jean-Pierre Mas, Rita Marcotulli, Vijay Iyer, Guillermo Klein, Pago Libre, Michael Wolff, Will Calhoun, Ben Allison, Fraser Fifield, and a host of others too numerous to name.

The key consists in retaining the authentic aspects of each music, even as both are decoded and put together in new and unforeseen ways.

Case in point: "Buryat Boogie," a fiftyish-sounding boogie-woogie seamlessly grafted onto the Mongolian steppes that comes out sounding both bizarre and completely familiar. The title cut clinches the deal. Here a traditional blues is placed in such an unlikely setting as to nearly deconstruct it, yet it all comes out as almost inevitable. Perhaps even more astounding and weirdly glorious is "American Round," an amalgam of "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer," and "Amazing Grace." Do you know of more evocative music? I don't. And I doubt I'll ever encounter it. And don't forget "Honey on the Moon," a Rudd composition that sounds so authentically eastern that one could hardly be blamed to think of it as a lost oriental folk classic.

Bottom line: Full monty mysterioso ur-folk magically melded with American jazz--something no person with minimal aesthetic sensibilities should miss. More advanced aesthetes will drop everything and purchase same post-haste.

Average customer rating: Cowboy music from the far East--really you have to hear this Don't Buy This -- It Will Infect Your Brain! Way tooo Groovy The ideal introduction no, no, please noooo!

Back Tuva Future Kongar-ol Ondar Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Tuva | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Genghis Blues Tuva: Voices From the Center of Asia New Train Genghis Blues Tuva, Among The Spirits: Sound, Music And Nature In Sakha And Tuva ASIN: B00000GC1U Release Date: 1999-01-12

Tracks:

1. Tuva Groove
2. Good Horses
3. Where Has My Country Gone?
4. Kargyraa Rap
5. Little Yurt On The Prairie
6. The Other Side Of The Mountain
7. Two Lands, One Tribe
8. Big River
9. My Tuva
10. Harness Your Horse And Catch The Wind
11. Bonus Track 1
12. Bonus Track 2

Amazon.com

The ancient, multitone singing technique from Tuva (which lies just north of Mongolia) is relocated to the heartland of America on Back Tuva Future, a CD recorded by Nashville honchos Jim Ed Norman, David Hoffner, and Ralph Leighton. With guest appearances from Willie Nelson, Randy Scruggs, and Bill Miller, these 10 tracks take on the shape of a multicultural hoedown in more ways than one. Curiously, the country ethos and Tuvan tradition have much in common--herding livestock, horses, and (of course) pretty women--so the subject matter is harmonious. The combination of Ondar's guttural, polyphonic throat singing and country music is at first distracting but eventually gets carried along by the enthusiasm of the participants. There are also a couple of hip-hop/rap tracks and occasional New Age reference points, so you can assume that this genre bender is aimed at the adventurous listener rather than the anthropologic purist. --Derek Rath

Customer Reviews:

Cowboy music from the far East--really you have to hear this.......2004-05-09

Who'd guess that cowboy music is similar whether from the mesas of Wyoming or the steppes of Tuva, a remote country near Mongolia? The same horse-clopping rhythm and even--yeah, banjos. But Tuvans have "throat singing" --the ability to create an overtone along with a bass monotone. The overtone is manipulated to make a whistling tone--that tone you hear is NOT a separate instrument; it's the singer's voice doing two tones at one.

Along with the mysterious sound of throat singing (which is somehow addictive once you hear it) the rhythm and joy of the Tuvan music can't be beat. Artist Kongar-ol Ondar is known for his role in "Genghis Blues" and is a master oft throat singing. The best cut is the opening "Tuva Groove" but I also love the popular "Big River" which has been recorded by other artists from Tuva as well.

Don't Buy This -- It Will Infect Your Brain!.......2002-11-01

Last week in a fit of selfish consumerism, I picked up a copy
of "Back Tuva Future". It's a disc made from studio recordings of Kongar-ol Ondar's Tuvan throat singing & "banjo" [not unlike a samishen] playing, several brand-name performers working with him, and old recordings of Richard Feynman telling stories and drumming. It's as much a testament to the vision of David Hoffner's producing and mixing skill as much as it is to the excellence of the raw material he started with.

After playing it over and over again during my commute for the past week, it seems more like a concept album from the seventies than a mere collection of songs that happened to be ready to be pressed at the same time. It hangs together well with one piece leading to the next, even though the musical styles are spread all over the map, including a rap number by Ondar.

It's infectious fun music, and if I wasn't driving, I'd probably be dancing. As it is, I've a running soundtrack in my head of some of Ondar's banjo playing and it's been three hours since I left the CD in the truck. Also as a result, I've been trying to imitate some of the sounds Ondar makes, seeing if I can figure out this throat-singing thing for myself.

Five of five stars from me.

Way tooo Groovy.......2002-03-29

I first heard of Tuva through an NPR special. I was so amazed by it that I rushed out and bought it. Well, all I have to say is WOW!. It's a really wonderfull experience, I highly recommend it.

3 distinct tones, each moveing at their own pace, and all from one throat. I think if I tried something like that, I'd end up in the emergency room, but Ondar is simply amazing.

Big points here!

Be Good, Be Safe

Arclight

The ideal introduction.......2002-03-27

Tuvan throat singing is something of an acquired taste. Having said that, Ondar's willingness to bring this shamanic ritual that dates back to the Ice Age into the 21st century makes it easy to forget that odds are you won't understand a word of it (except where Willy Nelson gives us a kind translation.) We're treated to a song with banjos, an actual rap in Tuvan, and the theme from Little House on the Prairie translated. How Ondar does some of those vocal tricks, including a whistle that gave my cat a headache, is beyond me. Good place for anyone interested in the genre to get started.

no, no, please noooo!.......2001-12-30

I can not believe the reviews on this item. There must be a lot of people who like country and western music. I really love Tuvan throat singing but i don't like country and western. This compilation was like a horrible nightmare and the destruction of all that is good about Tuva. They even have dance tunes which are so out of date they should have stuck to traditional music after all. The thought that people will buy this and think they have heard Tuvan throat singing makes me want to cry. Although it did put a smile on my face as i laughed in disbelief. I only hope that it does lead it's listeners to buying the real thing.
A good introduction would be 'Shu-De Voices from a distant past' or 'Tuva: Voices from the centre of Asia' but not this - please anything but listen to this cd again!!!! Please don't make me..I'll be good!

Average customer rating: fascinating remix

Spirits from Tuva Huun-Huur-Tu Manufacturer: Paras / Trauma ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Tuva | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: If I'd Been Born an Eagle The Orphan's Lament 60 Horses in My Herd: Old Songs and Tunes of Tuva Where Young Grass Grows Tuva: Voices From the Center of Asia ASIN: B0000A1HW4 Release Date: 2003-08-05

Tracks:

1. Eki Attar - G. Bitsikas Mix - Radio Edit
2. Far Away From Home - DA LOOP Radio Edit
3. Legend - Payuta Sitar Mix
4. Descarga - Goldenberg & Schmuyle Mix
5. Far Away From Home - DJ Sugar Caine Mix
6. Spring Song - DJ Emjay Mix
7. Mountain Voice - DA LOOP Trance Mix
8. Chedy-Khaan \ Seven Kings - Malerija Mix
9. Prayer - Payuta World Mix
10. Love Ride - Malerija Mix
11. River of Home - Yomano Mix
12. Aa Shuu De Kei-oo - Original Traditional

Customer Reviews:

fascinating remix.......2007-03-26

This has become a standard in my home and car... throat singing solid performances remixed with a wide variety of styles from new age to techno, a thrill ride for the ears! I've enjoyed the more tradition music of Huun Huur Tu but this one goes a step beyond.

Average customer rating: More Khoomei Not for every set of ears Timeless Huun-Huur-Tu's 2nd album improves on the first Orphan's Lament

The Orphan's Lament Huun-Huur-Tu Manufacturer: Shanachie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Mongolia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music Tuva | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: 60 Horses in My Herd: Old Songs and Tunes of Tuva If I'd Been Born an Eagle Spirits from Tuva Where Young Grass Grows Tuva: Voices From the Center of Asia ASIN: B000000E3E Release Date: 1994-11-23

Tracks:

1. Prayer
2. Ancestors
3. Aa-Shuu Dekei-Oo
4. Eerbek-Aksy
5. The Orphan's Lament
6. Kaldak Khamar
7. Steppe
8. Borbanngadyr
9. Chiraa-Khoor (The Yellow Trotter)
10. Exile's Song
11. Eki Attar
12. Irik Chuduk (The Rotting Log)
13. Sygyt
14. Agitator
15. Khomuz Medley
16. Odugen Taiga

Customer Reviews:

More Khoomei.......2007-05-19

very enjoyable; more magic from Tuva. will be adding to my music collection. As good as 60 Horses in My Herd: Old Songs and Tunes of Tuva

Not for every set of ears.......2006-01-15

It's out there from a the perspective of a Brittany Spears world. But I find it hypnotic and fun. If you have gotten far enough into this to read the reviews, you'll probably dig it. Listen to a sample. That should tell you all you need to know.

Timeless.......2005-03-09

Time and again I go back to this album. The music is uplifting, enchanting, and spiritual to me. My favorite is "Yellow Trotter" with the sounds of nature coming in a close second.

Once, years ago, I had the opportunity to see them in concert. They are delightful to see in person and at work. Hopefully they shall tour again.

A must for lovers of world music, any music, or if you have never heard music... start here.

M...

Huun-Huur-Tu's 2nd album improves on the first.......2002-06-14

Tuvan throat-singing techniques allow a singer to sing two notes at once, a low drone and a higher melody made of the overtones of the low note. Huun-Huur-Tu specializes in old Tuvan songs that were in danger of being forgotten during the long Soviet reign. This album is an improvement over their first album, "60 Horses in My Herd", by adding Anatoli Kuular's strong tenor to the band. Kuular has the best voice I've heard in Tuvan music, and he and Kaigal-ool Khovalyg provide a great one-two punch here. My favorite song is "Aa-shuu Dekei-oo"; other highlights are the "Exile's Song" and "Agitator". Every Tuvan album includes some khomuz jaw harp, and that's usually the low point of the album for me--the medley of khomuz here is perhaps the most listenable I've heard. The instrumentation is mostly simplified variations on violins and banjos, and the playing is pretty basic.

Orphan's Lament.......2000-06-04

I nominate Orphan's Lament for the national anthem of Macho-topia. The jew's harp solo was especially moving. And the throat singing transported me to another world. These guys stampede their semi-wild horses straight into your brain and kick up dust in your cerabellum.

Average customer rating: Best of the best Funniest thing I have ever heard! An Archive of Tuvan Melodies Ethereal. One of the first Tuvan CDs available, but one of the weakest

Tuva: Voices From the Center of Asia Various Artists Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Russia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music Tuva | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Far East | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Far East & Asia | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Smithsonian Folkways Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Genghis Blues Tuva, Among The Spirits: Sound, Music And Nature In Sakha And Tuva Back Tuva Future Genghis Blues Tuva or Bust! Richard Feynman's Last Journey ASIN: B000001DGS Release Date: 1992-07-13

Tracks:

1. Steppe kargiraa - Fedor Tau
2. Sigit - Mergen Mongush
3. Sigit 'Alash' - Mergen Mongush
4. Sigit With Igil - Anatolii Kuular
5. khoomei - Fedor Tau
6. Khoomei - Sundukai Mongush
7. Tespeng khoomei - Sundukai Mongush
8. kozhamik/khoomei/Sigit/kargira - Tumat kora-ool
9. kargirraa duet 'Artii-Sayir' - Tumat kara-ool/Andrei Chuldun-ool
10. Khomuz Melodies, - Anchimaa S. /Anchimaa k./Achyimaa T./Chamdanmaa T
11. Borbannadir - Mikhail Dopchun
12. Borbannadir - Tumat kara-ool
13. Borbannadir With Fingers Strokes Across The lips - Tumat kara-ool
14. Barbannadir - Anatolii Kuular
15. Ezengileer - marzhimal Ondar
16. Sigit with Khomuz - Oleg Kuular
17. Medley Of Various Throat-Singing Styles - Gennadi Chash/Evgenii Oyun/Mergen Mongush
18. kargiraa 'Artii-Sayir' - Vasili Chazir
19. Melody On The Amirge - Vasilii Khuurak
20. Imitation Of The Roe Deer - Vasilii Khuurak
21. Domestication Of Sheep To Lamb - Doluma Lopsanchap
22. Domestication Of Sheep To lamb - Doluma Lopsanchap
23. Domestication Of Cow To Calf - Khuren Oorzhak
24. Domesticaton Of Camel To Calf - Shimet Soyan
25. Excerpt From Shamanic Healing Ritual - Alexander davakai
26. Funeral Lament - Tatyana Sat
27. Lullaby - Tatyana Sat
28. Wooden Jew's Harp - Balgan Kuzhuget
29. Lullaby With Khoomei - Bilchit-Maa Davaa
30. 'Don't Frighten The Crane' - Sundukai Mongush
31. 'When I Graze my Bautiful Sheep' - Khuren Oorzhak
32. Kozhamiktar - Antiphonal Quatrains
33. '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.

Average customer rating: This is delightfully surreal !!! Love it! May be a bit too rich and eclectic to take in one sitting

Re-Covers Yat-Kha Manufacturer: World Village ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tuva.Rock Re-Covers Aldyn Dashka Yenisei Punk Genghis Blues ASIN: B000GH3CLQ Release Date: 2006-08-08

Tracks:

1. When the Levee Breaks (Led Zeppelin)
2. Man Machine (Kraftwerk)
3. Ramblin' Man (Hank Williams)
4. In a Gadda da Vida (Iron Butterfly via Slayer)
5. Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division)
6. Her Eyes are a Blue Million Miles (Captain Beefheart)
7. Pesynya o Giraffe (Vladimir Vysotskiy)
8. Orgasmatron (Motorhead)
9. The Wild Mountain Thyme (Francis McPeake)
10. Toccata (Paul Mauriat)
11. Black Magic Woman (Santana version)
12. Exodus (Bob Marley)
13. Play with Fire (Rolling Stones)
14. Pesnya Megenta (The Song of Mergen)(Alexi Brktrevitch Tchyrgal)

Customer Reviews:

This is delightfully surreal !!!.......2007-07-11

Maybe I'm biased because I've spent a lot of time in Mongolia and am enthralled by their rich cultural traditions, especially throat singing. . .so with that bias in mind I have to say this has become one of my favorite works.

Throat singing is an ancient tradition, what is fascinating is how the various regions in Mongolia (mountains, steppes, desert) produce different "styles" which Mongols claim are representations of the unique natural sounds of that region, such as wind in the trees, etc. To actually sit before a throat singer and both watch and listen to him perform is incredible, especially if you hear one the way I first did, I was literally riding a camel, and heard a herder in the distance singing, a call to round up his camels. . .an incredible moment.

Anyhow, back to this recording. There is a unique culutural "fusion" going on in Mongolia today, and in other regions of Central Asia such as Tuva where this artist hails from, where traditional music is fusing with western. I attended one concert in Ulan Bator that left me stunned with the incredible merging of shaman chants and modern rock.

Definitely check this recording out. And when you play it, especially for friends, (and I must add if they are a bit "toasted" when you first play this for them, expect them to freak out!) and expect one of three reactions. Either they'll just freak and after thirty seconds think you are crazy. Or, they'll freak and be laughing so hard they're in tears (I'll admit I even grin when it comes to "Black Magic Woman" and think it is far better and more "earthy" than the original), or they will react as I do, and be absolutely mesmerized by the incredible talent. Listen carefully for the traditional and ancient sounds of Central Asia, the beat of the "horse head" fiddle, the strange, haunting whistling sounds of the throat singing, and then be amazed when suddenly you are hearing a very different take on Hank Williams, Santana, etc.

This one is a treat you won't forget!

Love it!.......2007-01-30

Heard "Love Will Tear Us Apart" on the Coverville podcast and had to get this. It keeps growing on me. I love it, although my co-workers are getting tired of me playing it at work!

If you've heard of Tuvan throat-singing and been curious about it, this is a great way to dip your toe in, since at least the songs are familiar.

May be a bit too rich and eclectic to take in one sitting.......2006-12-27

I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting nor exactly what to say about what I've been hearing. Hence, first a bit of background.

Yat-Kha is a band from Tuva, a landlocked place deep in the Russian Federation. This fact of geography has tended to both isolate and preserve the traditional music, and perhaps to have limited exposure to Western music.

Lead by vocalist/guitarist Albert Kuvezin, who is the mainstay in a changing, evolving lineup, Yat-Kha plays a melded music that incorporates traditional Tuvinian music and rock and folk music from a range of time and places, but delivered or interpreted through Kuvezin's throat singing style. This style of singing is described as droning or chanting, which could tend to put off a timid or casual listener.

His band mates, Scipio and Evgeniy Trackev, are accomplished and creative conspirators here. This ensemble creates an eclectic but not eccentric arrangements, or "Re-covers," on a startling range of songs from America and Europe and tosses in a couple of folk tunes for good measure.

Sometimes its hard to tell which song is being "re-covered" until a break or chorus triggers that "aha" moment. The various traditional instruments Yat-Kha employs impart a wildly different mood and energy to these interpretations.

The CD packaging is interesting and well-crafted, and Kuvezin's insights into why he picked these particular songs give some perspective to the thought behind this project. For instance, he writes the following about why he chose Black Magic Woman (Carlos Santana version):"One more my favourite artist. This song is somehow connected to Siberian black shaman women whom I like very much."

The music here may be a bit too rich and eclectic to take in one sitting-- sort of like trying to gulp a liter of imperial double stout -- and smaller doses may be in order. Not everyone will be ready for this music, but everyone should be prepared to listen.

Average customer rating: 'too' chinese ? nice Mongolian folk music

Sounds of Mongolia Egschiglen Manufacturer: Arc Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Mongolia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Air Mail Music: Mongolia Mongolia: Living Music of the Steppes Zazal Modern Mongolia: Reclaiming Genghis Khan 60 Horses in My Herd: Old Songs and Tunes of Tuva ASIN: B00005KHF7 Release Date: 2001-07-10

Tracks:

1. Huhu Namyil (Cuckoo Namdshil)
2. Ayaz (Improvisation)
3. Eruu Cagaan Bolimor (White-Breasted Sparrow)
4. Tavan Hasag (Five Kazakhs)
5. Horgoi Torgon Deel (The Silk Coat)
6. Tanz Melody (Dance Melody)
7. Buyant Gol (The Beauty Of Nature)
8. Uglee Shaazgai (Colourful Magpie)
9. Govin Undur (The Hills In The Gobi)
10. Naadmin Ugluu (The Naddam Festival)
11. Hadin Oroigoor (Mountain Tops)
12. Durvun Uul Siilen Buur (Khoomi-Improvisation)
13. Taivan Namar (The Colours Of The Seasons)
14. Cenherlen Haragdah (The Beauty Of The Mountains)
15. Boroonii Uul (Rain-Clouds)
16. Chandmani Nutag (Dedication To The Chandmani Region)
17. Temujin (Folk Legend)

Customer Reviews:

'too' chinese ?.......2004-02-20

In comparison to other Mongolian arists like Huun Huur Tu, this cd is,as the previous reviewer mentioned, quite polished and very listener friendly with a more modern feel to it.
Also, you can hear the influence of chinese music, which makes Egschiglen's music more "tonal" than the music of Huun Huur Tu.
Neither of these things make this cd bad in any way, Egschiglen combines the cultural influences and heritage from their area which includes both Mongolian and Chinese with a modern style, composing music that is very attractive.

When I played this cd to friend from Mongolia (Ulanbaatar), he called it 'too' chinese.

nice Mongolian folk music.......2002-03-01

Traditional Mongolian folk music. First of all I love this genre of music: khoomei, morin khuur, etc. It seems to heavily influenced by the German producers and is a lot more polished than typical Mongolian folk music. Usually with the traditional music, you only hear only khoomei (throat singing) or only morin khuur or flute or one instrument. These songs tend to combine the various elements in a more robust style that is less morose or serious than some of the traditional Mongolian music. On first listen its more listenable to a Western ear, but some of it tends to get monotonous and redundant, and also the impression of being less authentic, but the musicians and singers seem to be more well-trained than any other similar CD. I personally like the "Living Music of the Steppes" CD better, because it has the impression of being more authentic traditional Mongolian music. If I want to get into Mongolian music, I want to listen to it in its natural form, not a packaged somewhat altered format to please German producers. Personally, the musicianship is high and the recording levels are perhaps the best, but its not as addictive like some of the other Mongolian music I've listened to.

Average customer rating: Wonderful Good stuff art of tuva ? A good album, but there's better Tuvan albums out there Tuvaview

60 Horses in My Herd: Old Songs and Tunes of Tuva Huun-Huur-Tu Manufacturer: Shanachie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Russia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music Tuva | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Orphan's Lament If I'd Been Born an Eagle Where Young Grass Grows Tuva: Voices From the Center of Asia Spirits from Tuva ASIN: B000000E38 Release Date: 1993-11-19

Tracks:

1. Sygyt: Lament Of The Igil
2. Mezhegei
3. Foreign Land
4. It's Hard To Be Parted From A Friend
5. Kombu
6. Throat-Singing
7. Kongurei
8. Fantasy On The Igil
9. Bayan Dugai
10. Tuvan Internationale
11. Kargyraa
12. Song Of The Caravan Drivers

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful.......2007-05-14

I love listerning to this wonderful cd; I enjoy the beauty and Joy expressed.

A wonderful expression of Khoomie throat singing of Centra Asia.

that produces a musical sound that carries over long distances; the music became a way for shepherds, yak herders and horsemen to entertain each other and communicate across vast areas of steppes

The music also is closely tied to Tuvan spiritual beliefs

Improvement on the documentary "Genghis Blues

Good stuff.......2003-05-29

This is a good group to listen to in order to get an appreciation for this unique music. The music is pure Tuvan. There are no "fusion" tracks, and no throatsinging over techno beats. The melodies are hypnotic, and the instruments are the traditional instruments of the nomads. The techniques they use are amazing. Kaigal-ol's khoomei has a very unique sound to it that is worth hearing by itself. This is the best throatsinging CD I've heard yet.

art of tuva ?.......2002-07-25

I first hurd the voice form a game called Shogun and im like " Is that a Human Voice !?!?" I found many artist like Huun-Huur-Tu I love this kind of music exotic instruments if you like Huun-Huur-Tu you will also like karsh kale talvin singh and juno reactor more MID EAST techno type of music

A good album, but there's better Tuvan albums out there.......2002-06-14

By some quirk of fate, I've ended up with 9 CDs of Tuvan music (including hybrid projects like "Fly, Fly My Sadness"). It's an acquired taste, and I have friends who hate the stuff. Tuvan throat-singing techniques allow a singer to produce two notes at once, a low drone and a higher melody that is produced from the overtones of the drone note. The style originated with herders who sang it on horseback while tending their flocks; the music therefore has the same horse-gait rhythm as American cowboy music. Huun-Huur-Tu is a Tuvan group that plays old songs that were in danger of being forgotten (traditional culture was not prized when the Soviets were in power), led by Kaigal-ool Khovalyg, who was memorable as Paul Pena's host in the documentary "Genghis Blues". This album gives you plenty of khoomei (the general name for throat-singing) and several good songs. It's a pretty good album, but there are at least four Tuvan CDs I like better, including Huun-Huur-Tu's second album, "The Orphan's Lament". My favorite tracks here are "Lament of the Igil" and "Kongurei". The caravan-drivers' song, "Ching Soortukchulerining Yryzy", is my favorite Tuvan song, but the version here is surprisingly listless. (The explanation I've heard of this song in concert suggests the lyrics are not as G-rated as those in the liner notes.) For a much better rendition, check out the CD "Tuva: Voices from the Land of the Eagles", which also included Khovalyg -- that album also included the "Lament of the Igil" and "Bayan Dugai", both of which appear here. Anatoli Kuular, the best voice in Tuvan music, appears in the group photo on the back but not on the album (he joined Huun-Huur-Tu for their next CD).

Tuvaview.......2002-06-12

Tuva throat singing was impressive and enchanting. One of the songs on this CD had the deepest and most sonorous bass voice I think I have ever heard. The CD was a gift for my yoga teacher, and she was equally enchanted. (Two out of two ain't bad.) CD qualiy and condition were beyond reproach. I'm barely resisting starting a real collection of Tuvan music CD's.

Average customer rating: Magical, exotic and very musical Songs of Central Asia

If I'd Been Born an Eagle Huun-Huur-Tu Manufacturer: Shanachie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Mongolia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music Tuva | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Where Young Grass Grows 60 Horses in My Herd: Old Songs and Tunes of Tuva The Orphan's Lament Spirits from Tuva Tuva: Voices From the Center of Asia ASIN: B000000E42 Release Date: 1997-01-21

Tracks:

1. Taraan-Taraam
2. Don't Frighten The Crane
3. Dadyr-Todur
4. Samagaltai
5. Orai-La Boldu-La
6. Herder's Conversation
7. Bai-Taiga
8. Chylandyk
9. Daglarim
10. Chadaana
11. Dangyna
12. Donen-Shilgi
13. Tozhular Yry
14. Shaldyg-Xaya
15. Song Of A Lonely Man
16. Erge-Sholee Biste Turda

Customer Reviews:

Magical, exotic and very musical.......2006-02-03

I've owned this record for a few years, and listen to it frequently. My wife and I just saw Huun Huur Tu in concert a couple of nights ago, and they were fantastic. Don't be put off by the throat-singing aspect, this isn't a sound-effects record. They are a melodic and highly talented folk music group who incorporate traditional Tuvan throat-singing into their music. They play a mixture of instruments, some native Asian-style string & bow instruments (sorry, don't know the names), some acoustic guitar and simple but effective percussion. Their music evokes the sounds of nature in their native land, the cry of mullahs calling from minarets, and even some ancestry of Native American music. Their sounds are exotic, hypnotic and very relaxing. I strongly recommend this CD.

Songs of Central Asia.......2000-07-14

Ted Levin said he, "first found out about the Tuvans when the physicist Richard Feynman sent us a tape from an old record he had, from Russia, (with a note) that said, 'Thought you guys might be interested in this.' When I heard it, I was blown away. I decided then and there I had to meet the people who were making those sounds."

That was back in the early-'80s, when Levin was involved with a group in New York called the Harmonic Choir. They'd been experimenting with overtone singing as a kind of modernist, or what Levin calls "a contemporary minimalist" approach to music. A few years later, he found himself on a plane to the small republic west of Mongolia.

"I was the first American to go there and study this music, and Tuvan culture in general. I went in 1987, on assignment from National Geographic. I made the recordings during that year and the next year that became the Smithsonian Folkways release, "Tuva: Voices from the Center of Asia." That was the first recording of Tuvan music released in the west.

Levin, together with Ralph Leighton (author of Feynman's ill-fated quest, Tuva Or Bust) brought the first Tuvan musicians to the United States for a small tour in 1988. Out of that group of three, the group Huun-Huur-Tu formed, and they've been working together ever since.

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