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| | BBC - World Review - Huun Huur Tu, Altai Sayan Tandy-Uula |
 | | If I tell you that the main instruments used on this recording of traditional Southern Siberian music are igil, doshpuluur, xomus, tungur, xapchyk and byzaanchi, you'll probably guess that Huun Huur Tu are hardly prime contenders for the next series of 'Pop Idol'... |
 | | Facetitious comments aside, though, this is a record that mixes some truly astounding, primeval Tuvan throat-singing and jew's-harp/didgeridoo timbres produced by the traditional instrumentation with - unfortunately - some of the most bone-crushingly dull percussion and rhythm patterns you'll hear this side of a faulty tap-drip. |
 | | The Tuva live in yurts (tents) and herd cattle, and the sleevenotes point out that on the Siberian plains the sounds of wind, water, etc, inevitably have a deep effect on artistic creation, be it music, painting, or whatever other medium. |
| www.bbc.co.uk /music/world/reviews/huunhuur_altai.shtml (769 words) |
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