Format | Audio CD |
Ordering Number | SFW40452 |
Barcode | 093074045220 |
label | Smithsonian Folkways |
Release date | 5/31/2013 |
Release date | 1/19/1999 |
salesrank | 6558 |
Tuva, Among the Spirits is a sonic journey to the steppes of southern Siberia, the wellspring of Tuvan and Sakhan music, where the spiritual power of nature is manifested through its sounds. In these unprecedented on-site recordings, master musicians imitate and interact with the natural acoustic environment. Recorded in 1995-1998 on horseback, in creek beds, caves, canyons, and grasslands. Extensive notes, photographs, and discography. 1999 New Age Voice Music Awards: awarded finalist for Best Traditional World Album of 1999. This recording also received 2000 Crossroads music Awards Silver Star for World-Traditional.