Aldyn Dashka [Import]

Yat-Kha | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 11, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Yat-Kha
• ASIN: B0000542JZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,650 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Oy Adym (My Grey Horse)

2. Tozhu Kyzy (Tozhu Girl)

3. Chorumal Bodum (I Am a Traveler)

4. Kozhamyk (Ditty)

5. Chedi Tei (Seven Hills)

6. Tyva Kyztar (Tuvan Girls)

7. Takh-Pakh Chaskgy Tan (Spring Breeze)

8. Bai-La Mongun (Rich Silver Mountain)

9. Oi Moroz (O Frost)

10. Sambazhyktyn-Yry (Song of Sambazhyk)

11. Khary Kyigy (The Call)

12. Aldyn Dashka (The Golden Cup)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stiring and Interesting, October 15, 2001

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"montecristo6" (Cambridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews

It's funny how good music sometimes arrives by chance. I happened to hear Yat-Kha perform on NPR's Connection, so I decided to attend their "Storm over Asia" show in Cambridge. Two hours later, I walked out completely captured by the music of A. Khuvesin and company. Soon enough, I had purchased this album and Yenisey Punk, and now I would call myself a fan. Here's the thing: I would caution against pigeonholing Yat-Kha! It's not just primordial growling - we're not anthropologists - and it's not merely a commercialised, palatable "exotic" album - it would not last long. This music is varied, stiring, often playfull and well crafted. You only have to listen to "Chorumal Bodum" and "Takh-Pakh" to hear the band both at its most soulful and whimsical. I also was intrigued by the unusual sounds of "Oi Moroz", a bit of Russian folklore embraced by the Tuvan band. The vocal performances are trully extraordinary (watch your *sub-woofer* cut in to pick up the deep tones of Khuveisin!). I recommend Aldyn Dashka for music that is both authentic and original.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stirring, interesting, unusual, and beautiful...., July 18, 2002

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"jesssayitman" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aldyn Dashka (Audio CD)

What is the world coming to? Throat singers from Tuva forming a rock band and daring to combine two wildly disparate styles. Does it work? Yes... The reviewer below describes this much better than I can. Albert Kuvezin sounds like a force of nature; one with the thunderstorm. This guy sings notes that make Alexander Kipnis sound like a high tenor. Highly recommended!