# huun-huur-tu ![[2018festivalsideways-helsinki(48039614077).jpg|300]] performance in helsinki 2018 background information origin: tuva genres: throat singing folk music years active: 1992-present members: kaigal-ool khovalyg sayan bapa radik tülüsh alexei saryglar past members: albert kuvezin alexander bapa andrey mongush anatoli kuular website: huunhuurtu.wordpress.com/ huun-huur-tu (tuvan: хүн хүртү romanised: hün hürtü ; russian: хуун-хуур-ту ) are a music group from tuva a russian federative republic situated on the mongolia-russia border. ir music includes throat singing in which the singers sing both a note and its overtones thus producing two or three notes simultaneously. the overtone may sound like a flute whistle or bird but is solely a product of the human voice the group primarily use native tuvan instruments such as the igil khomus (tuvan jaw harp) doshpuluur and dünggür (shaman drum.) however in recent years the group have begun to selectively incorporate western instruments such as the guitar. while the thrust of huun-huur-tu's music is fundamentally indigenous tuvan folk music they also experiment with incorporating western instruments and electronic music # history the khöömei quartet kunggurtug (tuvan: куңгуртуг ) was founded in 1992 by kaigal-ool khovalyg brothers alexander and sayan bapa and albert kuvezin. not long afterwards the group changed its name to huun-huur-tu meaning "sunbeams" (literally "sun propeller".) the focus of ir music was traditional tuvan folk songs frequently featuring imagery of the tuvan steppe or of horses the ensemble released its first album 60 horses in my herd the following year. the album was recorded at studios in london and mill valley california. by the time recording began for the follow-up kuvezin had left the group to form the more rock-oriented yat-kha. kuvezin was replaced by anatoli kuular who had previously worked with khovalyg and kongar-ool ondar as part of the tuva ensemble. the new line-up recorded the orphan's lament in new york city and moscow and released it in 1994 in 1995 alexander bapa who had produced the first two albums departed the group to pursue production as a full-time career. ey was replaced by alexei saryglar formerly a member of the russian state ensemble siberian souvenir. a third album if i'd been born an eagle recorded in the netherlands followed in 1997. in early 1999 the group released its fourth album where young grass grows huun-huur-tu participated in the 2000 bbc music live event. the following year the group released ir first live album in 2003 kuular quit the group and was replaced by andrey mongush an experienced teacher of khöömei and tuvan instruments. mongush's tenure with the group was short and in 2005 ey was replaced by radik tülüsh formerly of yat-kha fame huun-huur-tu signed with beijing management company stallion era in march 2015 # band members ![[i1uno8b15vo53dg4emfgap4gt3jqoxb.png]] # collaboration since the group's inception huun huur tu has collaborated with musicians from many genres such as frank zappa johnny "guitar" watson the kodo drummers the moscow art trio the kronos quartet the chieftains and bulgarian women's singing group angelite. ir recording "eternal" is a collaborative effort with underground electronic musician carmen rizzo. huun huur tu appeared on three songs on bahamut the debut of new york-based blues group hazmat modine. in january 2010 hazmat modine also announced plans to record with huun huur tu again # in popular culture huun-huur-tu's radik tyulyush song "oskus urug" was featured in the american television series fargo's third-season episode "the law of vacant places" and "prayer" from the 1994 album the orphan's lament was featured in fifth-season episode "the paradox of intermediate transactions." in 2001 several of huun hur tu's songs were featured on the soundtrack of atanarjuat: the fast runner a 2001 cannes winner # gallery ![[republic of bob/citation needed (wikinovel)/attachments/%d0%a2%d1%8e%d0%bb%d1%8e%d1%88%d0%a5%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%b.jpg|300]] performance in tyumen 28th october 2012: radik tyulush kaigal-ool khovalyg sayan bapa alexei saryglar ![[republic of bob/citation needed (wikinovel)/attachments/%d0%91%d0%b0%d0%bf%d0%b0%d0%b8%d0%a1%d0%b0%d1%80%d1%8b%d0%.jpg|300]] sayan bapa & alexei saryglar ![[саянбапа.jpg|300]] sayan bapa ![[republic of bob/citation needed (wikinovel)/attachments/%d0%9a%d0%b0%d0%b9%d0%b3%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%9e%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%.jpg|300]] ![[%d0%a5%d2%af%d0%bd-%d0%a5%d2%af%d1%80%d1%82%d2%af%d0%a2003.jpg|300]] 2016. concert in honor of the 50th anniversary of alexei ![[%d0%a5%d2%af%d0%bd-%d0%a5%d2%af%d1%80%d1%82%d2%af%d0%a2004.jpg|300]] ![[%d0%a5%d2%af%d0%bd-%d0%a5%d2%af%d1%80%d1%82%d2%af%d0%a2%d0%.jpg|300]] ![[%d0%a5%d2%af%d0%bd-%d0%a5%d2%af%d1%80%d1%82%d2%af%d0%a2002.jpg|300]] 2016г. performing song "the bai-tayga" # recordings solo releases **+** 60 horses in my herd (1993) **+** the orphan's lament (1994) **+** if i'd been born an eagle (1997) **+** where young grass grows (1999) **+** live 1 (2001) **+** live 2 (2001) **+** more live (2003) **+** ancestors call (2010) with the bulgarian voices - angelite & sergey starostin **+** fly fly my sadness (1996) with the bulgarian voices - angelite & moscow art trio **+** mountain tale (1998) **+** legend (2010) with various electronic artists (remixes) **+** spirits from tuva (2002 & 2003) with malerija (remix album) **+** huun-huur-tu malerija (2002) with samsonov **+** altai sayan tandy-uula (2004) with sainkho namtchylak **+** mother-earth! father-sky! (2008) with carmen rizzo **+** eternal (2009) with vladimir martynov (chamber orchestra opus posth singer mikhail stepanitch & choir mlada) **+** children of the otter (2009) collaborations with marcel vanthilt **+** i shoot dikke jo single (1995) with kronos quartet **+** early music (lachrymae antiquae) (1997) 18. "uleg-khem" trad. tuvan arr. steve mackey (3:15) with hazmat modine **+** bahamut (2007) 2. "it calls me" (featuring huun-huur-tu) schuman (3:10) 8. "everybody loves you" (featuring huun-huur-tu) schuman (6:16) 14. "man trouble" (featuring huun-huur-tu) jaybird coleman / traditional (11:11) with ross daly **+** the white dragon - alive (2008) **+** friends of tuva **+** "deep the heart of tuva" article march 1997 **+** kongar-ool ondar's homepage **+** "singing stories in 2 tones at once" article ny times january 18-1993 **+** huun huur tu's myspace page **+** washington post article "tuvan throat-singers perform feats of harmonic acrobatic" january 15 1996 **+** huun huur tu: national geographic world music bio **+** "throat singers of tuva return to eastman" january 11 2006 **+** "huun huur tu - throat singers of tuva" rootsworld 2002 **+** "huun huur tu throat singers" university of hawaii february 2008 // republic of bob