Track Listing

1. Steppe Kargiraa
2. Sigit
3. Sigit "Alash"
4. Sigit With Igil [Bowed Instrument]
5. Khoomei
6. Khoomei
7. Tespeng Khoomei
8. Kozhamik (Medley) With Khoomei, Sigit, and Kargiraa
9. Kargiraa Duet "Artii-Syir"
10. Khomuz Melodies Performed by Trio of Khomuz Players
11. Borbannadir
12. Borbannadir
13. Borbannadir With Finger Strokes Across Lips
14. Borbannadir
15. Ezengileer
16. Sigit With Khomuz
17. Medley of Various Throat-Singing Styles
18. Kargiraa "Artii-Sayir"
19. Melody on the Amirge (Hunting Horn): Luring of the Stag
20. Imitation of: Roe Deer/Musk Deer/Reindeer/Owl/Wolf's Howl/Appeal ...
21. Domestication of Sheep to Lamb
22. Domestication of Goat to Kid
23. Domestication of Cow to Calf
24. Domestication of Camel to Calf
25. Excerpt From Shamanic Healing Ritual
26. Funeral Lament
27. Lullaby
28. Wooden Jew's Harp
29. Lullaby With Khoomei
30. Long Song: "Don't Frighten the Crane"
31. Long Song: "When I Graze My Beautiful Sheep"
32. Kozhamiktar (Antiphonal Quatrains)
33. Ceremonial Song "Hymn to the Mountains"

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #124076 in Music
• Released on: 1992-07-13
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

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

Ethereal.
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.

An Archive of Tuvan Melodies
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.

A very good selection of tuvan music
This cd comprises a very good selection of traditional tuvan music, both overtone singing and instrumentation. The recording quality is top-notch, and the melodies are varied and vibrant.