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NAKED SPIRIT--the PERFECT TITLE for the music therein. Sainkho's first song,"Naked Spirit", will unclothe, unmask and set your spirit free. The rest of the music continues the Journey...into yourself and beyond--fantastic relaxation/meditation music!

If you are looking for something different; if you are tired of the same old music style; if you are in a rut of any kind, GET THIS CD! I highly recommend it! I need to broaden my horizons and this music is a step to take in doing that! Don't we all need some expansion?

NAKED SPIRIT is mainly instrumental, the vocals are subtle and mainly in the background. I have to share with you the words that are unheard in the first song (but inside the CD cover. This should convince you of this CD's worth if I haven't already!)

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"Naked Spirit" (PLEASE READ THIS!)

"Life is a great journey through illusion. Every moment of this journey is so intense. Some people play with it, some people try to learn how to win it, some people just pass through it!...I'm sinking into every passing moment. And I'm grateful for this illusion which presents me every second with a new fruit to taste. Sweetness, sorrow, anger, happiness, passion and depression. All is Fullness and Emptiness. Oh, what a taste!...I'm born naked and I will die naked. All I can take from this great illusion called Life is my Spirit..."

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SAINKHO is a truly gifted artist--completely original and refreshing--an amazingly powerful soul. Before I finished listening to the first song, I had heard enough, I KNEW I was buying it. The first song of a CD is so important. It sets the mood...it immediately grabs my attention as to either "yes" or "no."

I have owned this CD for awhile now and it and only a handful of others have captured my heart on the first song so intensely that I knew I was buying it. Needless to say this is very rare. How many times has this happened to you?

I was meant to have this CD and if you are reading this, I think you are also.

KEEP SEARCHING. ISN'T THAT WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT? GROW, EXPAND, FIND PEACE, TRUTH AND JOY! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Kellye Joy

NAKED SPIRIT--the perfect title for the music therein. Sainkho's first song will unclothe and unmask your spirit. The rest of the music continues the Journey...into yourself and beyond--fantastic relaxation/meditation music!

If you are looking for something different; if you are tired of the same old music style; if you are in a rut of any kind...GET THIS CD! I highly recommend it! It is unlike anything I've EVER heard and that is a good thing! I need to broaden my horizons. Don't we all?

"Naked Spirit" is mainly instrumental; the vocals are in the background. I have to share with you the words that are unheard in the first song (but written in the CD. This should convince you of its worth if I haven't already.)

"Naked Spirit" (PLEASE READ THIS!)

"Life is a great journey through illusion. Every moment of this journey is so intense. Some people play with it, some people try to learn how to win it, some people just pass through it! ...I'm sinking into every passing moment. And I'm grateful for this illusion which presents me every second with a new fruit to taste. Sweetness, sorrow, anger, happiness, passion and depression. All is Fullness and Emptiness. Oh, what a taste! ...I'm born naked and I will die naked. All I can take from this great illusion called Life is my Spirit..."

Sainkho is a truly gifted artist; completely original and refreshing--an amazingly wise and powerful soul. Before I finished listening to the first song, I knew I was buying it. This has never happened to me before and probably never will again. I was meant to have this CD; and if you are reading this, I think you are also.

Why haven't more people heard of Sainkho? Painfully few international artists get the "cross over" phenomenon they deserve, and of those, even fewer have the talent and audacity to break out of their respective traditional musics. Sainkho is a wonderful exception to all of this. While "Out of Tuva" (as wonderful as it is) is an anthology of Sainkho's work and therefore contains many more traditional and orchestra tracks, this CD is raw Sainkho vision, exploring and creating her own msuic. The title track (featuring Djivan Gasparyan - if you haven't heard him, buy a CD as soon as possible) is perhaps one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Simply for that track, you should buy this CD, and then buy some extra copies for your friends.

What happens if you take a Tuvian throat-singer, educate her in western overtone music, and make her join an experimental jazz band for a few years? That's right - you get Sainkho Namtchylak. Let's face it - not many people would be able to locate the republic of Tuva on the world map. Politically Tuva is a part of Russian Federation, located just north of Russian-Mongolian border. Culturally, however, Tuva has very little in common with Russia (other than its love for vodka, which became a beverage equivalent of Lingua Franca in the whole territory of Russian Federation.) The Republic of Tuva is predominantly Buddhist and Shamanist and has strong cultural ties to Mongolia and Tibet. The Tuvian folk music is dominated by throat-singing and the instrument of choice is Jews Harp. All of these musical characteristics can be found in the music of Sainkho Namtchylak. In addition to her Tuvian folk roots, she studied traditional western music in Gnessinsky Music College in Moscow, and later became an integral part of Russian experimental jazz band - Tri-O. Since then she released many fantastic albums, all of which are quite different from each other - from experimental and upbeat electronic fusion of "Stepmother city" (2002) to much more chill, traditional, and even slightly "new-agy" "Naked Spirit" (1998). Don't let the new-aginess of this album scare you - it's a beautiful record filled with Sainkho's signature vocals, shamanic beats, and beautiful meditative compositions. "...I'm born naked and I will die naked. All I can take from this great illusion called Life is my Spirit..." - writes Sainkho in the notes accompanying this album. From this phrase comes the name of the album - "Naked Spirit," name that perfectly reflects the mood of the album.

When I first heard this album, I was slightly, disappointed, because I was expecting something more experimental, or vice versa - something more traditional, however the album truly grew on me. The more I listened to it, the more I liked the unpretentious yet many-layered compositions, filled with subtle nuances and beautiful vocal arrangements. "Naked Spirit" became one of my all-time favorite albums and I highly recommend it to everyone. It's a good introductory album to the music of Sainkho Namtchylak - one of the greatest musicians to come out of the Republic of Tuva - a land rich in musical traditions and motherland to many fantastic musicians.

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A really nice CD to listen when it's dark and you are in a warm place, although I find that after only 40 minutes I need to listen to it again. Maybe that's the point.

Sainkho has the purest voice. So fragile and quintessentail.

Sainkho has the amasing ability to transport your soul to other places,her vocal range is impressive,up there with Yma Sumac,I recommend getting this album.looking foward to her other album.

Sainkho has the purest voice. So fragile and quintessentail.