Thank you kcrw for having us as the download song of the day. Tuvan throatsinging group founded in 1992, that accompany their songs with traditional instruments from the republic of tuva. New music coming, i will release a single this fall before a 2020 album release. This new album is a great opportunity to share with the world something that is quite unique. International platonov arts festival, named after the greatest russian writer of the twentieth century andrey platonov, has been held in voronezh since june 2011.
Albums include fly, fly my sadness, the orphans lament, and 60 horses in my herd. Titled koshkyn the tuvan word for nomad, the album was recorded in 2017 in a. In a way, this reminds me a lot of spirits from tuva huunhuurtu, but instead of a trance sample, carmen rizzo who has done work for a lot of musicians, treats the music as something sacred and special. Their album is called eternal on electrofone music. The repeated thrum of a string against wood and hide turns into a.
Nomadic tuvan throat singers huun huur tu teamed up with electronic musicianproducer carmen rizzo in a makeshift recording studio and forged ancestral elements with todays technology on baiah dug duble. Their recording eternal is a collaborative effort with underground electronic musician, carmen rizzo. Huun huur tu, carmen rizzo,alberta rose theatre, portland, or, sun sept 29, 8 pm. The album release date is early august 2009 for more eternal music visit and. The following year, the group released their first live album. Huun huur tu at huunhuurtu and hazmat modine in unique collaboration at symphony space, world music central, november 1, 2007. Eternal collaboration with carmen rizzo from last year, are my hands down favorites. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Huunhuurtu presents its style of throat singing in the context of wonderfully tuneful songs, employing instruments reminiscent of the banjo and fiddle. Carmen rizzo, who collaborated with them, is an american producer with no extensive expertise into tuvan tradition, to quote the press notes, but with a. The most widely celebrated exponent of modernday tuvan throat singing an art form based around a series of natureemulating vocal techniques, this quartet evokes images of growling bears, roaring. Selections from eternal live premiere in perm, russia.
Huun huur tu profile at the bbc huun huur tu and carmen rizzo, nprs the world, january 5, 2010. Huunhuurtu are a music group from tuva, a russian federative republic situated on the. Tuvan ujeleen bis dorteleen bis ujen kiji shinchilig bis ujen kiji oldaa kanchaar ushle biske kaiyyn cheder doretleen bis bejeleen bis dorten kiji shinchilig bis dorten kiji olar kanchaar dortle biske kaiyyn cheder bejeleen bis aldalaan bis bejen kiji shinchilig bis bejen kiji olar kanchaar. Huun huur tu enters the electronic age with newest album. Past lineup included albert kuvezin, alexander bapa, andrei mongush, anatoli kuular. Huunhuurtu is a throat singing group from the semiautonomous tuva republic, russian federation, which is situated north of chinese turkestan, to the west of the mongolian border. The album release date is early august 2009 for more. Could not find it on the tube so i thought id put it up i do not own this music neither have i created it all rights go to huun huur tu. Kozhamyk this song is by huun huur tu and appears on the album ancestors call 2010. Producer, artist, electronic musician, composer, dj, remixer, and twotime grammy nominee. Tuvan throat singing, bulgarian folk music, electronic. Performed with kronos quartet, frank zappa, the chieftains or hazmat modine. Huunhuurtus music has been featured on 14 episodes.
Overall the album is a success, not only due to the difficulty it takes to mix two distinct styles, but how well its done. Stream tracks and playlists from huunhuurtu on your desktop or mobile device. Huun huur tu and carmen rizzo played live at kexp fm studios 20100223 with host darek mazzone on wo pop. The most distinctive characteristic of huun huur tus music is throat singing, in which the singers sing both the note drone and the drones overtones, thus producing two or three notes simultaneously. Huunhuurtu participated in the 2000 bbc music live event, performing the opening and closing songs for a live, early morning broadcast from snape maltings. The musicians later decided to rename the ensemble as huunhuurtua name that means separation of light rays on the prairie. The remote region of tuva, one of the new countries formed with the dissolution of the u. Ancestors call, a song from a new album by huun huur tu and carmen rizzo. Huun huur tu with carmen rizzo, yaima tickets, sat, sep 28. Singled out for its incredible sound, huun huur tu has performed in venues around the world. It may seem pretentious to describe huunhuurtus music as the sound of nature harmonizing with itself, but it wouldnt necessarily be inaccurate.
Its such a genuine and beautiful way of singing that we have chosen to invite the genre masters to our festival for a second time. Their past collaborations include projects with frank zappa, ry cooder, the kronos quartet, and most recently electronica wiz and record producer carmen rizzo. Masters of the throat singing style of xoomei, in which a vocalist produces two or three notes simultaneously, the group has been warmly by an international following. Check out ancestors call by huunhuur tu on amazon music. Eternal is a collaborative effort with underground electronic musician, carmen rizzo. Huunhuurtu has been played over 10 times on nts, first on 28 march 2017. Theres no primer that can prepare you for a performance by huun huur tus. In 1992 huun huur tu was founded by sasha bapa, his brother, sayan, and two other musicians, kaigalool khovalyg and albert kuvezin. A facebook friend posted a link to a youtube performance by huun huur tu and i was. Since the recording, carmen and huun huur tu have performed concerts in russia and america combining carmens electronics and live orchestra with huun huur tu. Huun huur tu, carmen rizzo at alberta rose theatre in. Since the groups inception, huun huur tu has collaborated with musicians from many genres, such as frank zappa, johnny guitar watson, the kodo drummers, the moscow art trio, the kronos quartet, the chieftains and bulgarian womens singing group, angelite. Huunhuurtu tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster.
Huun huur tu and carmen rizzo eternal 2009, cd discogs. Today tuvans have begun to travel widely to present their remarkable musical art to a steadily increasing, diverse public. Huun huur tu spotify soundcloud bandcamp the whistling of the highmountain wind creates eerie overtones and postmodern statement. A big thanks to all the radio stations adding our album. Huunhuurtu biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The ensemble huunhuurtu is a product of tuvas increasing worldliness. Huunhuurtu,russia tuvan throat singing xoomei philharmonic hall.
The tuvan throat singing technique creates multiple notes at. Huunhuurtu is a music group from tuva, a russian federation republic situated on the mongolian border. We carmen, mark, vlad grasped it recently as well as have actually been very thrilled concerning the end outcome. All huunhuurtu lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. Check out ancestors call by huun huur tu on amazon music. Tu, tatyana grindenko and opus posth, olga vyguzova and mlada, michail stepanitch. The most distinctive characteristic of huun huur tus music is throat singing, in which the singers sing both the note and the drones overtone, thus producing two or three notes simultaneously.
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