muzycy:
Sainkho Namchylak: voice
Jarrod Cagwin: percussion

Editor's info:
Recorded live at the Jeunesse Festival "In Trance" at the Theatre Odeon in Vienna, Austria, over two days in October 2006, this is yet another performance by Sainkho to marvel at and be amazed. The project has been inspired by the great paintings of Dunhuang caves in China. Beautifully recorded, Sainkho's overtones have never sounded so clear before and it is really difficult not to get into trance while listening to her singing. Jarrod Cagwin's percussion brilliantly complements Sainkho's singing.



All Music Guide:
Sainkho Namchylak's career encompasses both world music and experimental free improvisation, but her activity in one field tends to be separated from the other. Exceptionally, In Trance offers a synthesis of sorts. Here, the great Tuvan singer performs with Jarrod Cagwin, a virtuoso percussionist with in-depth experience in North African and Turkish drumming. Cagwin's playing, as resourceful and imaginative as it is, remains rhythmical for the most part, which lends an easier than usual feel to Namchylak's extended-technique-based vocal improvisations. In other words, the music definitely belongs to the realm of free improvisation, but it retains a strong world music flavor. Recorded live over two days at Vienna's In Trance festival in October 2006, In Trance features four pieces inspired by the paintings of the Dunhuang caves in China. In the liner notes, each track title is accompanied by a short traditional tale, but the music is not actually that programmatic. Of course, listeners are free to let their imaginations run along the lines suggested in these presentations, but Namchylak's throaty grunts and overtone singing can evoke hundreds of different narratives. The chemistry between the two musicians is exemplary. Their responsiveness to each other gives way to spontaneous tunes that often sound like traditional anthems going back to the Stone Age. The 17-minute "Human Mother's Song" is part.......
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Editor's info:
Recorded live at the Jeunesse Festival "In Trance" at the Theatre Odeon in Vienna, Austria, over two days in October 2006, this is yet another performance by Sainkho to marvel at and be amazed. The project has been inspired by the great paintings of Dunhuang caves in China. Beautifully recorded, Sainkho's overtones have never sounded so clear before and it is really difficult not to get into trance while listening to her singing. Jarrod Cagwin's percussion brilliantly complements Sainkho's singing.



All Music Guide:
Sainkho Namchylak's career encompasses both world music and experimental free improvisation, but her activity in one field tends to be separated from the other. Exceptionally, In Trance offers a synthesis of sorts. Here, the great Tuvan singer performs with Jarrod Cagwin, a virtuoso percussionist with in-depth experience in North African and Turkish drumming. Cagwin's playing, as resourceful and imaginative as it is, remains rhythmical for the most part, which lends an easier than usual feel to Namchylak's extended-technique-based vocal improvisations. In other words, the music definitely belongs to the realm of free improvisation, but it retains a strong world music flavor. Recorded live over two days at Vienna's In Trance festival in October 2006, In Trance features four pieces inspired by the paintings of the Dunhuang caves in China. In the liner notes, each track title is accompanied by a short traditional tale, but the music is not actually that programmatic. Of course, listeners are free to let their imaginations run along the lines suggested in these presentations, but Namchylak's throaty grunts and overtone singing can evoke hundreds of different narratives. The chemistry between the two musicians is exemplary. Their responsiveness to each other gives way to spontaneous tunes that often sound like traditional anthems going back to the Stone Age. The 17-minute "Human Mother's Song" is part.......
more