Tuva, Among the Spirits is a sonic journey to the steppes of southern Siberia, the wellspring of Tuvan and Sakhan music, where the spiritual power of nature is manifested through its sounds. In these unprecedented on-site recordings, master musicians imitate and interact with the natural acoustic environment. Recorded in 1995-1998 on horseback, in creek beds, caves, canyons, and grasslands. Extensive notes, photographs, and discography. 1999 New Age Voice Music Awards: awarded finalist for Best Traditional World Album of 1999.
A Reverberant Valley n/a 01:57
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Sakha Animal Imitations German Khatilaev and Kavdia Khatilaev 01:55
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Tuvan Round-Up n/a 01:48
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Fantasy on the Igil Kaigal-ool Khovalyg 05:33
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Birds and Bird Imitations Kaigal-ool Khovalyg, Anatoli Kuular, Alexei Saryglar 02:21
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Xöömei on Horseback Kaigal-ool Khovalyg, Anatoli Kuular 02:32
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Borbangnadyr with Steam Water Anatoli Kuular 02:43
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Xomuz (Jew’s Harp) Imitating Water Anatoli Kuular 01:38
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Home on the (Mountain) Range n/a 01:28
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Ang-Meng Mal-Magan Öttüneri (Imitation of Wild and Domestic Animals) Albert Saspyk-ool 01:49
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Ang-Meng Mal-Magan Öttüneri (Reprise) Alexander Chambal-oglu Tülüsh 02:12
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Harmonics in the Wind n/a 02:59
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Sonic Landscape Grigori Mongush 01:49
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The Legacy of Ancestors Tos-Khol 07:32
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Cave Spirits Sayan Bapa 00:56
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Kyzyl Taiga (Red Forest) Kaigal-ool Khovalyg 02:19
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Talking Xomuz Anatoli Kuular 01:53
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Chiraa-Xor Kaigal-ool Khovalyg, Anatoli Kuular, Sayan Bapa 04:29
Epilogue n/a 00:59