muzycy: Peter Kowald; Vladimir Tarasov; Moscow Composers Orchestra; Stefano Bollani; Evelyna Petrova; Daniel Klemmer

The release of this CD marks the 50th anniversary of Sainkho Namchylak, the extraordinary and totally unique artist from Tuva. Nomad is a compilation consisting of 14 songs presenting Sainkho in different contexts from solo to big-band and in different styles of singing accompanied by different sets of musicians. Almost half of the songs have never been released in the West before. Prepare yourself for the most beautiful melodies followed by the most extraordinary sounds which can be produced by the only singer on this planet - Sainkho Namchylak


All About Jazz
(. . .) This album is a compilation to mark Sainkho Namchylak’s fiftieth birthday. It brings together examples of her work in different styles, recorded for various labels—not just Leo—over the past twenty years. The album opens with a brief example of the remarkable sounds that first made many aware of Namchylak back in the late ‘80s, the high pitched ululating and howling that sounds more like a primate’s cry than a human voice.
Peppered through the album are other examples of the incredible sounds that have issued from Namchylak’s mouth, the low frequency sustained drones of “Deep Blue” and “Initiation Trio Part 1,” and the chilling bass rasps of “Red-orange” that sound like demonic possession—worthy of Linda Blair in The Exorcist. If these were all she had to offer, Namchylak would be renowned but would probably not have sustained the interest she has for two decades.

Instead, here are examples that demonstrate the full range of her voice and her ability to sing folk and jazz as well as avant-garde and improv: the wordless purity of the beautifully melodic “Spring”; “Temple of Majtreja,” with its piano accompaniment and jazz inflections; the driving percussion and jungle sounds recorded live at Porgy & Bess . The overwhelming feeling that Namchylak’s .......
more

The release of this CD marks the 50th anniversary of Sainkho Namchylak, the extraordinary and totally unique artist from Tuva. Nomad is a compilation consisting of 14 songs presenting Sainkho in different contexts from solo to big-band and in different styles of singing accompanied by different sets of musicians. Almost half of the songs have never been released in the West before. Prepare yourself for the most beautiful melodies followed by the most extraordinary sounds which can be produced by the only singer on this planet - Sainkho Namchylak


All About Jazz
(. . .) This album is a compilation to mark Sainkho Namchylak’s fiftieth birthday. It brings together examples of her work in different styles, recorded for various labels—not just Leo—over the past twenty years. The album opens with a brief example of the remarkable sounds that first made many aware of Namchylak back in the late ‘80s, the high pitched ululating and howling that sounds more like a primate’s cry than a human voice.
Peppered through the album are other examples of the incredible sounds that have issued from Namchylak’s mouth, the low frequency sustained drones of “Deep Blue” and “Initiation Trio Part 1,” and the chilling bass rasps of “Red-orange” that sound like demonic possession—worthy of Linda Blair in The Exorcist. If these were all she had to offer, Namchylak would be renowned but would probably not have sustained the interest she has for two decades.

Instead, here are examples that demonstrate the full range of her voice and her ability to sing folk and jazz as well as avant-garde and improv: the wordless purity of the beautifully melodic “Spring”; “Temple of Majtreja,” with its piano accompaniment and jazz inflections; the driving percussion and jungle sounds recorded live at Porgy & Bess . The overwhelming feeling that Namchylak’s .......
more