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1	If I'd Been Born an Eagle (1997) more music like this by Huun-Huur-Tu Huun-Huur-Tu's third album shows the group broadening the scope of its music. As the ensemble members themselves point out, there's a great deal more to Tuvan music than throat singing, although it might well be the form that grabs a listener's attention. This is their attempt to show both the historical and contemporary colors of Tuva, with old ... see all copies from $13.14! new only from $14.95!
2	Healing the Divide (2007) more music like this by Various Artists Healing the Divide is a non-profit foundation founded by actor, humanitarian, and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner Richard Gere. The foundation, according to the liner notes, is "...dedicated to collaborative solutions to humanitarian crises that threaten the development and welfare of marginalized communities throughout the world." Fair enough. In ... see all copies from $14.47! new only from $14.47!
3	Blue Mongol (2005) more music like this by Roswell Rudd Wow! Simply put, this recording is almost indescribable. Master trombonist Roswell Rudd teams with a Mongolian ensemble that renamed itself for this outing, and over two recording sessions has come up with 13 completely unique and utterly original tunes that come from either traditional sources or were written by Rudd. The Mongolian Buryat Band is ... see all copies from $13.22! new only from $14.95!
4	Tuva: Voices From the Center of Asia (1990) more music like this by Various Artists From the Smithsonian sound archives, this recording from 1987 features all of the various styles of Tuvan throat singing (khoomei), popularized to some degree in the West by groups such as Huun-Huur Tu and the movie Genghis Blues. The five styles are all given equal time: kargiraa, sigit, borbannadir, ezengileer, and khoomei. As would be expected ... see all copies from $13.22! new only from $14.78!
5	The Orphan's Lament (1994) more music like this by Huun-Huur-Tu From the first track, their second album, Orphan's Lament grabs your attention with "Prayer" -- the deep, unearthly, sounds of Tibetan Lamaist chant. Next they move to khoomei singing. Known in the West as "throat singing," the performer produces two or more high- and low-pitched tones simultaneously. The resulting sound -- somewhat eerie, ... see all copies from $12.47! new only from $15.40!
6	Where Young Grass Grows (1999) more music like this by Huun-Huur-Tu The members of Huun-Huur-Tu continue to amaze with their acrobatic throat singing and the eerie, haunted overtones it produces. While this continues to be their trademark sound, it's easy to overlook the fact that they're also excellent instrumentalists and composers who have moved well beyond the traditional music of the region to create their ... see all copies from $12.95! new only from $15.65!
7	Back Tuva Future (1999) more music like this by Kongar-ol Ondar Though steeped in the roots of Tuvan folk sounds, Back Tuva Future is anything but a traditional collection of throat music -- over the course of tracks like "Tuva Groove," "Kargyraa Rap" and "The Other Side of the Mountain," Kongar-ol Ondar touches base with Western music idioms ranging from dance-pop to funk to bluegrass, and although not ... see all copies from $15.95! new only from $15.95!
8	Re-Covers (2005) more music like this by Yat-Kha As if Tuvan throat singing -- that ancient polytonal, guttural vocal style that originated in Central Asia and has found an increasing curiosity among Westerners -- wasn't otherworldly enough already, here is one of the leading practitioners of the subgenre doing "In A Gadda Da Vida." But not only does Yat-Kha -- Albert Kuvezin, Evgeniy Tkachev ... see all copies from $13.13! new only from $16.45!
9	Shukriya (2007) more music like this by Sukhawat Ali Khan On the three albums he made as part of the Ali Khan Band (aka Shabaz) a group he formed with his sister and brother-in-law, Pakistani singer/harmonium player Sukhawat Ali Khan employed crossover elements, but he takes a more traditional approach on his debut solo album Shukriya (which means "thanks" in Urdu). Khan is a teacher of traditional ... see all copies from $2.35! new only from $14.38!
10	Songs from Tibet (2006) more music like this by Techung One of the more sought-after Tibetan artists around nowadays, Techung (aka Tashi Dhondup Sharzur) here has a small collection from a few albums on the Kunga label. Rather than the monastic multitonals that have come to be known as Tibetan music (from the Dharmsala monks, for example) or the powerful trumpets, he primarily makes use of the damnyen, ... see all copies from $10.32! new only from $15.33!
11 view cover	Sounds of Mongolia (2001) more music like this by Egschiglen Mongolian (or Tuvanese) music is a paradox. On the one hand, it boasts of the world's strangest singing: throat singing, in which the singer manipulates his jaw and sinuses in order to produce several tones at once with a growling, whistling, Popeye the Sailor Man kind of sound. On the other hand, the melodies and general vernacular of Mongolian ... see all copies from $11.08! new only from $13.37!
12 view cover	Mountain Tale (1999) more music like this by Bulgarian Voices, Angelite & the Moscow Art Trio A highly ambitious and chance-taking project, Mountain Tale unites the Bulgarian Voices (a 24-member vocal choir from Bulgaria) with the Moscow Art Trio and the Tuvan ensemble Huun-Huur-Tu. The songs, which include "Sad Harvest" and "Dancing Voices," are traditional, but what the participants do with them is quite experimental. Elements of ... see all copies from $3.05! new only from $9.05!
13 view cover	World Voices, Vol. 1 (1998) more music like this by Various Artists Really more of an Eastern European Voices collection than a world collection, World Voices, Vol. 1 promises a cross-cultural blend, and delivers that with a fair bit of grace and elegance. The performers and tracks selected range easily from the highly traditional work of Ensemble Georgika to various mixtures of traditional and contemporary, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
14 view cover	Tuva: Among the Spirits - Sound Music & Nature in Sakha (1999) more music like this by Various Artists A surprising release from Folkways showcasing the "sound environment" of the plains of Tuva and Sakha, in Northern Mongolia and Southern Siberia. A team of ethnomusicologists trekked through the plains with members of Huun Huur Tu, among others, and recorded both the techniques of various styles of song and instruments, but also the ambient ... see all copies from $13.22! new only from $14.78!
15 view cover	60 Horses in My Herd: Old Songs and Tunes of Tuva (1994) more music like this by Huun-Huur-Tu With this album, the members of Huun-Huur-Tu prove beyond a doubt that they're the bridge between the past and present in Tuva: the past because they have deep respect for the tradition (utilizing traditional instruments such as igil and doshpuluur in addition to the wonderful ankle bones of sheep in bull testicles), and the present as they bring ... see all copies from $12.50! new only from $15.61!
16 view cover	Yage Pinta! Psychedelic Shaman Songs of Santiago Mutumbajoy (2007) more music like this by Santiago Mutumbajoy see all copies from $11.82! new only from $13.37!
17 view cover	Zazal (2002) more music like this by Egschiglen see all copies from $16.44! new only from $16.44!
18 view cover	Uch Sumer (1997) more music like this by Bolot & Nohon This is another album in the vein of HuunHuur-Tu and Igor Koshkendey -- unearthly, overtone singing accompanied by minimal yet melodic folk instruments. The big difference is that where the other groups hail from Tuva, a part of Mongolia, Bolot and Nohon are from Altai, a mountainous region in central Asia bordering on China, Mongolia, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
19 view cover	Naked Spirit (1998) more music like this by Sainkho While Sainkho is a vocalist from Tuva, she does not sing solely in the distinctive throat singing that has popularized the name of that postage stamp nation, although there are sufficient examples here. Sainkho incorporates the bovine canter rhythms, as in "Badjirgal's Wish," breathy vocalizations, and Oriental, upper-register expression. Through ... see all copies from $23.73!
20 view cover	Fly, Fly My Sadness (1996) more music like this by The Bulgarian Voices, Angelite & Huun-Huur-Tu In the 1990s, it was discovered that the Bulgarian and the Tuvan people have the same roots, both originally inhabiting Central Asia. Because of great migrations more than 1,500 years ago, the original Tuvan somehow split in two groups; a group ended in what is now known as Bulgaria and the other in what is today Tuva. Because of numerous ... see all copies from $52.22!
21 view cover	The Wolf & the Kid (1996) more music like this by Chirgilchin Chirgilchin is from the republic of Tuva in Russia, west of Mongolia. It was created in 1996 when the three musicians were still 18 (the girl) and 20 years old (the two boys). This is their first CD and a remarkable one at that. The particularity of Tuvan music is throat singing (also called sometimes diphonic singing), found in many Asian ... see all copies from $48.41!
22 view cover	Aldyn Dashka (2001) more music like this by Yat-Kha The third album from Yat-Kha finds them very much refining the process begun on their first two albums. The throat singing remains the central focus, but their way of framing it in a wondrous mix of modern and ancient instruments has become very subtle indeed, whether it's the reverse cymbals behind "Oy Adym" or the programming and textures of ... see all copies from $19.84! new only from $19.84!
23 view cover	Voices from the Distant Steppe (1994) more music like this by Shu-De With their extraordinary harmonic-whistle vocal techniques, Tuvans could well be the next sampling craze. From the Central Asian country reputedly settled by the descendants of Genghis Khan, folk group Shu-de accompany songs derived from shamanistic rituals with instruments whose sounds are as irreproducible as the vocals, including two-stringed ... see all copies from $5.80! new only from $5.80!
24 view cover	Echoes from the Spirit World (1994) more music like this by Various Artists Tuvan overtone singing has, of course, caught many people's imagination in the last couple of years, and it is largely featured on these recording from the group Tuva, made during its European tour. The CD features three overtone singers with lute, fiddle and jas-harp accompaniment. It presents the full group in more varied vocal combinations, ... see all copies from $13.62! new only from $13.62!
25 view cover	Shaman (2000) more music like this by Christy Doran/Boris Salchak/Airto see all copies from $3.99! new only from $3.99!

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