Yuliyana Krivoshapkina was born in Yakutia, also known as the Sakha Republic in northeastern Siberia, part of the Russian Federation. Yuliyana is one of the…
Artist Profiles: Yuliyana Krivoshapkina
Tag: throat singing
The Spectacular Mongolian Roots Rock of The Hu
The Hu – The Gereg (Eleven Seven Music, 2019) The Hu is a sensational Mongolian band that combines Mongolian traditional music with rock, a style…
Artist Profiles: The Hu
Mongolian band The Hu was created in 2016 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia by their producer Dashka, along with band members TS Galbadrakh (Gala); B. Enkhsaikhan (…
Artist Profiles: Aidys Norbu
Aidys Norbu started his throat singing career at the age of 13. He has represented the Tuva Republic in singing contests throughout the Russian Federation.…
Artist Profiles: Folklore Ensemble “Tuva”
The ensemble Tuva (also spelled Tyva), from Kyzyl in the Russian Federation, is a true legend of Tuvan folk music. The members of “Tuva” constantly…
Artist Profiles: Alash
Alash’s music is firmly grounded in cultural and spiritual traditions of Tuva, a remote Russian Republic on the Siberian-Mongolian border, but incorporates newer sounds. “We…
Artist Profiles: Tserendavaa
From remote west Mongolia came a master of one of the most remarkable vocal traditions on the planet. One person sings two different pitches at…
Artist Profiles: Yat-Kha
Yat-Kha started in 1991 in the hyper-industrial Siberian steel-belt city of Boris Yeltsin’s then home-town of Sverdlovsk. Albert Kuvezin – taking a holiday from the…
Artist Profiles: Sainkho Namtchylak
Sainkho Namtchylak combines Tuvan throat singing, experimental jazz, classical, electronica and Buddhism. She is Tuva’s most celebrated female vocalist. Sainkho was born in 1957 in…
Artist profiles: Huun-Huur-Tu
If you were to journey to the geographical center of Asia you would reach Tuva, an autonomous republic on the Russian-Mongolian border. This is the…