| Contents |
Kargiraa "Artii-Sayir" (1:00) -- Melody on the amirge (hunting horn): luring of the stag (:45) -- Imitation of the roe deer (:20) ; Imitation of the musk deer (:16) ; Imitation of the reindeer (:15) ; Imitation of the owl (:22) ; Imitation of wolf's howl (:33) ; Appeal to the patron of hunters before the bear hunt (:21) ; Reindeer herder's calls to the reindeer (:54) -- Domestication of sheep to lamb (1:10) -- Domestication of goat to kid (:30) -- Domestication of cow to calf (:26) -- Domestication of camel to calf (:20) -- Excerpt from shamanic healing ritual (2:11) -- Funeral lament (1:05) -- Lullaby (:49) -- Wooden Jew's harp (:35) -- Lullaby with khoomei (:57) -- Long song: "Don't frighten the crane" (1:44) -- Long song: "When I graze my beautiful sheep" (1:26) -- Kozhamiktar (antiphonal quatrains) (:57) -- Ceremonial song: "Hymn to the mountains" (1:00). |
| Contents |
Steppe kargiraa (1:16) -- Sigit (:30) -- Sigit "Alash" (1:34) -- Sigit with igil (bowed instrument) (2:07) -- Khoomei (:31) -- Khoomei (:19) -- Tespeng khoomei (:43) -- Kozhamik (medley) with khoomei, sigit, and kargiraa (1:57) -- Kargiraa duet "Artii-Sayir" (1:04) -- Khomuz melodies performed by trio of Khomuz players (1:37) -- Borbannadir (:50) -- Borbannadir (:47) -- Borbannadir with finger strokes across lips (:41) -- Borbannadir (1:21) -- Ezengileer (1:02) -- Sigit with khomuz (:53) -- Medley of various throat-singing styles (2:50). |
| General note | "Miraculous singing from Siberia preserves an ancient sound world"--Original container. |
| General note | "Throat-singing" by musicians from rural parts of the Soviet Union. |
| General note | Previously issued as compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes, map, lyrics, bibliography, and discography on leaflet. |
| General note | Recordings and notes by Eduard Alekseev, Zoya Kirgiz and Ted Levin. |
| Performer |
Various artists. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in Tuva in 1987 and 1988. |
| Other title | Voices from the center of Asia. |
| UPC |
9307400172 |
