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Sainkho Namtchylak

Shamanism · Tuvan Overtone Voice

Tuvan singer born in 1957 near the Mongolian border, with a range spanning some seven octaves. Her grandmother taught her the overtone singing that Tuvan custom reserved for men, and she went on to study the shamanic traditions of her region. She sings that inheritance into avant-garde jazz, Siberian folklore and Buddhist material, and is one of very few women to carry Tuvan throat singing to an international audience.

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Sainkho Namtchylak

Tuvan singer born in 1957 near the Mongolian border, with a range spanning some seven octaves. Her grandmother taught her the overtone singing that Tuvan custom reserved for men, and she went on to study the shamanic traditions of her region. She sings that inheritance into avant-garde jazz, Siberian folklore and Buddhist material, and is one of very few women to carry Tuvan throat singing to an international audience.

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