Tuva - A Magical Land in Asia

Tuva or Bust! Richard Feynman's Last Journey by Ralph Leighton

As a stamp-collecting boy always fascinated by rem more...2 points

As a stamp-collecting boy always fascinated by remote places, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman was particularly taken by the diamond-shaped stamps from a place called Tannu Tuva deep within Outer Mongolia. He hoped, someday, to travel there. In 1977, Feynman and his sidekick--fellow drummer and geography enthusiast Ralph Leighton--set out to make arrangements to visit Tuva, doing noble and hilarious battle with Soviet red tape, befriending quite a few Tuvans, and discovering the won...2 points

Back Tuva Future

The ancient, multitone singing technique from Tuva more...1 point

The ancient, multitone singing technique from Tuva (which lies just north of Mongolia) is relocated to the heartland of America on <i>Back Tuva Future</i>, a CD recorded by Nashville honchos Jim Ed Norman, David Hoffner, and Ralph Leighton. With guest appearances from Willie Nelson, Randy Scruggs, and Bill Miller, these 10 tracks take on the shape of a multicultural hoedown in more ways than one. Curiously, the country ethos and Tuvan tradition have much in common--herding livestock,...1 point

Tuva, Among The Spirits: Sound, Music And Nature In Sakha And Tuva

Tuva, Among the Spirits is a sonic journey to the more...1 point

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....1 point

Where Rivers And Mountains Sing: Sound, Music, And Nomadism in Tuva And Beyond by Theodore Craig Levin, Valentina Suzukei

Where Rivers and Mountains Sing takes readers on a more...1 point

Where Rivers and Mountains Sing takes readers on a journey through the rich sonic world of inner Asia, where the elemental energies of wind, water, and echo, the ubiquitous presence of birds and animals, and the legendary feats of heroes have inspired a remarkable art and technology of sound-making among nomadic pastoralists. For inner Asian pastoralists, sound and music form part of a spiritual relationship with the natural environment that has endured in the face of formidable social and polit...1 point

Tuva Chonum, Ergim Cherim

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