I managed to get my hands on a copy - it made its way down to Australia in record time: three days or so. The Man Machine cover is good, but backing vocals...
Hello throatsingers, I would have a question about the song "arty sayir". I found (and use) the sound sample diplayed on the internet, and wondered if it's ...
I don't think arty-sayir has lyrics....so it's just a tune. It can be done in any style you like. Of the 'main' styles, only khoomei and kargyraa allow you...
... Oh yes it does! in fact it has a lot of potential lyrics as many tunes are written in a similar cadence and singers will just 'plug in' whatever lyrics...
Thanks for these info, I thought it might be so (for the melodies sung in various styles, etc...). My throat singing perfomance are far from traditionnal tuvan...
... This can be found across many different traditional cultures. It may just seem weird from our modern Western viewpoint because we've been raised with all...
On 'Boidus tolu [Khoomei Rainbow]' the solo album by Mönggün-ool Ondar, there are two different lyrics, the first is for 'Igil yryzy' (Igil song), the second...
It is listed on the Tuva Trader: http://www.scs-intl.com/trader/ta_solo.shtm It's probably still available from Makigami Koichi in Japan, on his record label...
I wish :D It is a cute song. The song is known as 'Tos' from the Gen-Dos album. Do you have another version? This is what I've been able to make out of the...
i'm a little late in having an opinion here, but most of you know how i felt about the 'old group' and if you didn't know how i felt, let's just say that i...
well i went ahead and spent 10 minutes making one. i'm serious about this and these bulliten boards are really the way to go. you can watch topics so you get...
... Once you get the name set let's be sure and get the URL added to the links area of this group. postings here have been a bit sporadic lately, seems like...
Anyone here actually read Zoya Kyrgys' book on khoomei? i've been trying to translate bits of it. Some of her statements seem a little odd to me, but i don't...
... it is a super popular song, seems like i heard everyone play some version of at one time or another while i was in Tuva. i think there is a version on the...
... the name won't matter much as i can redirect it and or change the link here. if sklar is up for it i would eventually like to install it on khoomei.com...
... i'm registered there and i forgot about it. i'm very used to bb's but the little bit of russian there in the forum titles i find distracting. that and...
I'm looking for a good place to start learning khoomei. I've got my carga-ra (I don't know how to spell it) down pretty decently now, but I don't know where to...
Actually an English translation has been under way for some time. Some excerpts in English can be found at the site of the khoomei centre in Kyzyl: ...
Morton, and other more experienced khoomei lovers, I'd be quite interested in hearing your appraisal of the info presented on that website, at least regarding...
Hi Matt, So, you must be a friend of Sean. Are you still in MN? I live and teach in Minneapolis; also my online lessons would get you off to a good start. Best...
... You can hear a sample of the Gen-Dos version at http://www.tarbagan. com/music/gendos/tos.tbg I listened to the Huun-Huur-Tu version. I think I'll stick...