Melodii Tuvi: Throat Songs And Folk Tunes From Tuva

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Experience the captivating sounds of Tuvan folk music and throat-singing with "Melodii Tuvi". These 16 recordings from 1969, curated by Dr. Pekka Gronow, offer a...

Experience the captivating sounds of Tuvan folk music and throat-singing with "Melodii Tuvi". These 16 recordings from 1969, curated by Dr. Pekka Gronow, offer a unique glimpse into this traditional art form. Delve into the ancient khoomei style, where singers produce two distinct musical notes simultaneously, as practiced by Tuvan sheep herders. Reissued for the first time on CD, "Melodii Tuvi" is a must-have for world music enthusiasts.

1. Oorjak Hunashtaar-ool – "Reka Alash (Alash River)”
2. Oorjak Hunashtaar-ool – "Bayan-kol”
3. Oorjak Hunashtaar-ool – "Vse Ravno Khoomei ne Broshu (I Won't Give Up My Khoomei)”
4. Oorjak Hunashtaar-ool – "Mansthurek”
5. Oorjak Hunashtaar-ool – "Brat Moy, Spoyu Borban (My Brother, I'll Sing Borban)”
6. Kara-sal Ak-ool – "U Miloy Sergi (My Beloved Girl's Earrings)”
7. Sat Mantsakay – "Tuvinskiye Narodniye Napevy”
8. M. Dakpay – "Pesnya Khomeyzhi (Song of Khoomeizhi)”
9. D. Damba-Darja, A. Laptan – "Artyy Sayyr”
10. Kara-sal Ak-ool – "Fantaziya na Tuvinskiye Narodnye Temy (Fantasy on Tuvan Folk Tunes)”
11. Kara-sal Ak-ool – "Pesnya Pro Igil (Song for Igil)”
12. Kara-sal Ak-ool – "Tri Starinnye Melodii (Three Old Melodies)”
13. Kara-sal Ak-ool – "Dembildey”
14. Kara-sal Ak-ool – "Uzun-Khoyug”
15. N. Olzey-ool – "Tuvinskiy Naigrysh”
16. Kara-kys Munzuk – "Na Letnye Pastbishtsha (On Summer Pastures)”

Catalog Number DTD-09

Release Date

Artist(s)

Recording Era(s)

["1969"]

Number of Tracks

Page Count

Label(s) / Partner(s) Dust-to-Digital

Producer(s) Steven Lance Ledbetter

Audio Engineer(s) Michael Graves

Designer(s) Susan Archie

Writer(s)

Additional Information

  • Tuva

  • Tuvan

  • Doshpulur (lute)
  • Igil (two-string fiddle)
  • Bysaanchi (cello-like bowed instrument)
  • Chata-gan (zither)
  • Temir-khomus (jaw harp)

  • Overtone Singing
  • Throat Singing