Various – Deep In The Heart Of Tuva (Cowboy Music From The Wild East) (CD, 1996, Ellipsis Arts CD4080, US)

Why This CD Matters
Deep In The Heart Of Tuva surveys Tuvan throat and overtone singing through traditional performances, field-recording material, and cross-cultural collaborations. The program includes Kongar-ool Ondar, Kaigal-ool Khovalyg, Huun-Huur-Tu, Sainkho Nahchylak, Albert Kuvezin with Yat-Kha, and Paul “Earthquake” Pena. Its twenty tracks demonstrate techniques including höömeï, sygyt, and kargyraa alongside traditional Tuvan instruments and more experimental settings.

Collector Note
This 1996 US Ellipsis Arts compilation was issued in the Musical Expeditions series under catalog numbers CD4080 / 4080. This edition was pressed by Disque Americ and carries mastering SID IFPI L483, mould SID IFPI8125, and matrix/runout DADR 0SZR3<1313>CD4080.

Availability
Single copy available—once it's gone, it's gone.

Condition & Details
CD: VG+
Case: VG+
Booklet: VG+

Technical Details
Format: CD, Compilation
Label: Ellipsis Arts – CD4080 / 4080
Country: US
Released: August 13, 1996
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Field Recording, Overtone Singing

Matrix / Runout
DADR 0SZR3<1313>CD4080

Tracklist
Kongar-ool Ondar – Medley Of Throat Singing Styles Accompanied By Doshpuulur – 4:32
Aldyn-ool Sevek – Demonstration Of Kargyraa – 1:57
Oleg Kuular – Collection Of Höömeï Styles – 3:21
Oorzhak Khunashtaar-ool – Bolur-daa-bol, Bolbas-daa-bol – 1:12
Oorzhak Khunashtaar-ool – Eder-daa-bol, Etpes-daa-bol – 1:05
Bilchi-Maa Davaa – Höömeï Lullaby – 1:02
Shaktar Shulban – Demonstration Of Sygyt And Kargyraa – 2:08
Kongar-ool Ondar – Dymzhuktaar – 3:05
Kaigal-ool Khovalyg – Fantasy On The Igil – 4:24
Kongar-ool Ondar – Fast Words – 1:38
Kongar-ool Ondar – Shamanic Prayer For Richard Feynman – 5:29
Nadezhda Kuular And The Tuvan State Ensemble Sayani – Teve Haïa (Camel Rock) – 1:01
Sainkho Nahchylak – Baï-laa Taïgam – 3:07
Mikhail Alperin – Prayer I – 6:28
Huun-Huur-Tu With The Bulgarian Women's Choir Angelite – Fly, Fly My Sadness – 7:45
Oleg Kuular, Mikhail Alperin – In The Cathedral – 2:25
Oleg Kuular, Mikhail Alperin – Tuvan Industrial – 5:58
Albert Kuvezin And Yat-Kha – Yenisei-Punk – 3:11
Paul 'Earthquake' Pena – Kargyraa Moan – 4:17
Kongar-ool Ondar And Paul 'Earthquake' Pena – What You Talkin' About? – 1:52

Shipping & Handling
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Shipped in protective CD bags.
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Packed securely for safe delivery.

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