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Free Music Review: Armchair Anthropology
Hit: 5 Stars
I have seen the movie and bought the sound track. Having marinated my bones and psyche with Tibetans for over 25 years this soundtrack unites two ostensiby disparate cultures, America and Mongolia. As music is the one art form that transcends cultures, it is intersteing to hear the Blues united with their Asian cousins. The phenomenon of throat singing is what you have heard in Tibetan Monks chanting with the ability to produce two tones simultaneously. Paul Pena, a black, blind, blues singer from California, copped their gig and taught himself how to do this. He went to Tuva and won their annual throat singing contest in his category. It is an exposure of the roots. Like Mongolians don't get the Blues. For any armchair anthropoligist, this cd is a must. The movie will make you cry as you see the challenges that Paul faces, distantly empowered by the deceased physicist, Richard Feinman, who went to Tuva on his last journey. Paul's trip is peppered with stickers that they paste up, " Feinman Lives" Feinman was a great thinker from Far Rockaway, N.Y. who collected stamps from Tuva as a child. This record is strange and profound. Irresistable for any thinking person.Free Music Review: Find your kargyraa moan
Hit: 5 Stars
Whether you've seen the documentary or not this soundtrack is a must buy for fans of blues, world music or anyone that likes something just a little bit differant.
Paul Pena's fusion of blues and the unearthly sounds of Tuvan throatsinging, must be heard to be believed and Kongar-ol Ondar is simply sublime in his performances. The combination of the two is a rare and miraculous musical treat.
Both styles of music eminate both physically and emotionally from a place deep within the body, a fact that will almost literally shake you when Pena demonstrates how he earned the nickname Earthquake, especially on the track Kargyraa Moan which brings together the legacy of the old "gut bucket" blues singers and the throatsinging style for which it is named.
Paul Pena was a unique man who blessed us all too briefly with his musical talents. He never reached the fame that his talents deserved, but fortunately he left us two phenominal albums to remember him.
Do yourself a favor and buy them.
Free Music Review: Very Unique!!!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
True, very unique!!! Kargyraa, Sygyt, Khoomei, and the rest of the gangs (harmonics) are so unique. I keep this CD in my car everyday. Never in my house. Everywhere I go, I show it off to my friends and family. I've been asked, "What is this CD?" "You actually listen to this?" I smile proudly and say "YES! Listen to it carefully and you'll understand why I listen to it." After hearing the music/songs in the movie, "Genghis Blues" I looked every for the CD. And when I finally got it, I find myself listening to it everyday. This CD is one of the best mixed songs CD I heard so far. It includes Blues musics along with Tuvan traditional music. I give this CD a two thumbs up!Free Music Review: Best Genghis Blues Music out there from an American Wonder
Hit: 5 Stars
Coming from the arctic, I'd heard throat singing from Greenland,and so I was very impressed by the Documentary "Genghis Blues". I know this isn't the main stream but the music is very special!!
I have no idea how they can sing in this manor, but it is a rare treat. I'd heard Paul in San Francisco years ago. Really loved his truly soulful voice. Being blind gave him a rare gift!
I wish that more people where exposed to this very special style of singing. All I can say is I hope that Paco/Paul has many more years of life and music
Warm Greetings from the Frozen North
Alaska-Annie
Free Music Review: The start ofa fascination...
Hit: 5 Stars
Last November my famly and I went to a blues concert. Kngar-ol-Ondar, Tuvn throatsinger, was special guess. After listening, enthralled, to the amazing sound, we were told that he had a CD. I turned to my mom instantly and said that I wanted it. Genghis Blues is an amazing experience. It contains some five blues songs, one Cape Verdean song, and a multitude of Tuvan ones, both throatsinging, normal singing, and instrumentals. Witin four months, my brother and I were throatsinging. And this CD started it.