Uch Sumer

Bolot & Nohon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 22, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cross Currents Records
• ASIN: B000005D2I
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #716,008 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Oh, Kosyjm

2. Blessing to Altai

3. Beard

4. Maadai Kara

5. Alatay

6. Altin Kel

7. Ak-Burkhan

8. When Will Baatyrs Rise?

9. World Axis

10. Snake's Lullaby

11. Bear's Lullaby

12. The Call of the Forefathers

13. Morning in the Mountains

14. Dance of Cranes

15. Kadyn

16. Parting

17. Chu Chu Chu

18. Blessing to the Peak of the Üch-Sumer (Ak-Sümer)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Timbre songs of Turkic peoples, July 14, 2008

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Robert Reigle (Istanbul) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uch Sumer (Audio CD)

Bolot and Nohon are remarkable singers from the Altai Autonomous Republic, Russia. Similar to the now-familiar style of throat singing from Tuva and Mongolia, the Altais use the extended techniques in slightly a different way. There seems to be a bit more switching around between techniques during the course of a single song. This extends to the beautiful instrumental performances as well. The rarely heard shoor is described as "a long, smooth, hollow pipe 70 cm long." Track 13 is a solo performance on this instrument wherein Bolot combines his voice with the instrumental sound creating a unique adventure fluctuating amongst heard and unheard pitch, noise, and melody; the instrument functions as both a voice modifier and a sound-producer. A similar instrument is found among the Ainu of Japan. The whole album is beautiful. Highly recommended.

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3.0 out of 5 stars not what I was expecting, February 22, 2007

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Rosie "Tiny Dancer" (Kirksville USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Uch Sumer (Audio CD)

I bought this CD looking for music of ancient Sumer.
Bolot and Nohon perform music and throat singing from Altai (an autonomous repubic inside Russia).
It isn't what I expected at all.

Still, its not bad.