Deep in the Heart of Tuva: Cowboy Music from the Wild East

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1996
• Total Time: 65:09
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: World

Review

They're not likely to be found singing "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," even though that plant hails from their country, but the Tuvans are having an impact on the rest of the world when it comes to their music. Tuvan throat-singing, a fascinating style in which a single vocalist can produce a haunting four-part harmony, has turned up on Ry Cooder's film soundtracks and as part of the style of bluesman Paul "Earthquake" Pena, while concerts by groups such as Huun-Huur-Tu continue to be extremely popular. This compilation, produced and annotated by Ralph Leighton, brings together traditional and contemporary Tuvan music, opening with a demonstrative medley from Kongar-Ool Ondar and closing with a duet between Ondar and Pena. The text, meanwhile, provides a glimpse into the history and culture of Tannu Tuva, with translations of Tuvan stories and poetry as an added bonus. To cap things off, this is all presented as a miniature hardcover book with attractive coffee-table design -- a typically excellent Ellipsis Arts presentation. ~ Steven McDonald, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Medley of Throat-Singing Styles Accompanied by Doshpuluur		Kongar-ol Ondar	(4:30)
Demonstration of Kargyraa		Aldyn-ool Sevek	(1:53)
Collection of Höömeï Styles		Oleg Kuular	(3:16)
Bolur-Daa-Bol, Bolbas-Daa-Bol (It Will Be, It Won't Be)			(1:09)
Eder-Daa-Bol, Etpes-Daa-Bol			(1:01)
Höömï Lullaby			(:57)
Demonstration of Sygyt and Kargyraa			(2:03)
Dymzhuktaar		Kongar-ol Ondar	(3:04)
Fantasy on the Igil		Kaigal-Ool Khovalyg	(4:18)
Fast Words		Kongar-ol Ondar	(1:36)
Shamanic Prayer for Richard Feynman		Kongar-ol Ondar	(5:28)
Teve Haïa (Camel Rock)			(1:00)
Bai-Laa Taigam			(3:07)
Prayer I		Mikhail Alperin	(6:28)
Fly, Fly My Sadness			(7:42)
In the Cathedral		Mikhail Alperin, Oleg Kuular	(2:25)
Tuvan Industrial		Mikhail Alperin, Oleg Kuular	(5:56)
Yenisei-Punk		Albert Kuvezin, Yay-Kha	(3:09)
Kargyrra Moan			(4:16)
What You Talkin' About?		Kongar-ol Ondar	(1:51)

Credits

Mikhail Alperin (Performer), Kaigal-Ool Khovalyg (Performer), Kongar-ol Ondar (Performer), Kongar-ol Ondar (Photography), Oleg Kuular (Performer), Jeffrey Charno (Executive Producer), Albert Kuvezin (Performer), Joanna Jaeger (Art Direction), Adrian Belic (Photography), Yay-Kha (Performer), Aldyn-ool Sevek (Performer)