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VARIOUS ARTISTS

Tuva: Voices from the Center of Asia

VARIOUS ARTISTS

33 SONGS • 41 MINUTES • JAN 01 1990

1
Steppe Kargiraa
01:20
2
Sigit
00:33
3
Sigit "Alash"
01:38
4
Sigit with Igil (bowed instrument)
02:12
5
Khoomei
00:34
6
Khoomei
00:26
7
Tespeng Khoomei
00:46
8
Kozhamik (medley) with khoomei, sigit, and kargiraa
02:00
9
Kargiraa duet "Artii-Sayir"
01:08
10
Khomuz melodies performed by trio of Khomuz players
01:49
11
Borbannadir
00:54
12
Borbannadir
00:48
13
Borbannadir with finger strokes across lips
00:42
14
Borbannadir
01:26
15
Ezengileer
01:22
16
Sigit with khomuz
00:56
17
Medley of various throat-singing styles
02:56
18
Kargiraa "Artii-Sayir"
01:05
19
Melody on the amirge (hunting horn): luring of the stag
00:46
20
Imitation of the roe deer, the musk deer, the reindeer, owl, wolf's howl; Appeal to the patron of hunters before the bear hunt; Reinder herd
03:32
21
Domestication of sheep to lamb
01:13
22
Domestication of goat to kid
00:33
23
Domestication of cow to calf
00:33
24
Domestication of camel to calf
00:30
25
Excerpt from shamanic healing ritual
02:19
26
Funeral lament
01:20
27
Lullaby
00:54
28
Wooden jew's harp
00:46
29
Lullaby with Khoomei
01:08
30
Long Song: "Don't Frighten the Crane"
01:50
31
Long Song: "When I Graze My Beautiful Sheep"
01:30
32
Kozhamiktar (antiphonal quatrains)
01:03
33
Ceremonial Song: "Hymn to the Mountains"
01:00
(C) 1987 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings