Yat-Kha is a band from

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, led by vocalist/guitarist

Albert Kuvezin Albert Budachievich Kuvezin (; , , alternatively spelled ''Kögêzin'' (Көгээзин, ), born 27 November 1965 in Kyzyl) is a Russian guitarist and throat singer. Kuvezin was one of the founding members of the Tuvan folk ensemble Huun-Huur- ...

. Their music is a mixture of Tuvan traditional music and

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, featuring Kuvezin's distinctive '' kargyraa''

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style, the '' kanzat kargyraa''.

Biography

Yat-Kha was founded in Moscow in 1991, as a collaborative project between Kuvezin and Russian avant-garde, electronic composer Ivan Sokolovsky. The project blended traditional Tuvan folk music with post-modern rhythms and electronic effects. Kuvezin and Sokolovsky toured and played festivals, and eventually took the name "Yat-Kha", which refers to a type of small, Central Asian

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similar to the Mongolian ''

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'' and the Chinese ''

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'', which Kuvezin plays in addition to the guitar. In 1993, they released a self-titled album on the General Records label. Since July 21 2001, they have been performing a live soundtrack to

Vsevolod Pudovkin Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin ( rus, Всеволод Илларионович Пудовкин, p=ˈfsʲevələt ɪl(ː)ərʲɪˈonəvʲɪtɕ pʊˈdofkʲɪn; 28 February 1893 – 30 June 1953) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and acto ...

's 1928 silent film '' Storm Over Asia.'' Their 1995 song "Karangailyg Kara Hovaa (Dyngyldai)" is featured in the Apple iPhone 15 "Titanium" commercial.AbanCommercials.com: Apple iPhone 15 Pro , Titanium TV commercial 2023
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Discography

Albums: *''Priznak Gryadushchei Byedy'' (1991) *''Khanparty'' (1992) *''Yat-Kha'' (1993) *''Yenisei Punk'' (1995) *''Tundra's Ghosts'' (1996/97) - remastered version of ''Yat-Kha'' released by Ivan Sokolovsky) *'' Dalai Beldiri'' (1999) *''Aldyn Dashka'' (2000) *''Bootleg'' (2001, live) *''tuva.rock'' (2003) *''Re-Covers'' (2005) *''Bootleg 2005'' (2005, live) *''Poets and Lighthouses'' (2010) *''We Will Never Die'' (2021)

Members

Current

(

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Throat singing Throat singing refers to several vocal practices found in different cultures worldwide. These vocal practices are generally associated with a certain type of guttural voice that contrasts with the most common types of voices employed in singing, wh ...

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, Chanzy, Khomus, Yat-Kha) * Sholban Mongush (

igil The ''igil'' ( Tuvan: игил) is a two- stringed Tuvan musical instrument, played by bowing the strings. (It is called "ikili" in Western Mongolia.) The neck and lute-shaped sound box are usually made of a solid piece of pine or larch. The ...

, vocal) * " Theodore Scipio" (

)

Past

* Evgeny "Zhenya" Tkachov (

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) * Radik Tiuliush (

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Morin Khuur The ''morin khuur'' (), also known as the horsehead fiddle, is a traditional Mongolian bowed stringed instrument. It is one of the most important musical instruments of the Mongol people, and is considered a symbol of the nation of Mongolia. ...

Igil The ''igil'' ( Tuvan: игил) is a two- stringed Tuvan musical instrument, played by bowing the strings. (It is called "ikili" in Western Mongolia.) The neck and lute-shaped sound box are usually made of a solid piece of pine or larch. The ...

) * Sailyk Ommun (

, Yat-Kha) * Makhmud Skripaltschchikov (

) * Aldyn-ool Sevek (

) * Alexei Saaia (

Morin khuur The ''morin khuur'' (), also known as the horsehead fiddle, is a traditional Mongolian bowed stringed instrument. It is one of the most important musical instruments of the Mongol people, and is considered a symbol of the nation of Mongolia. ...

) * Ivan Sokolovsky (

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)

Appearing on Poets and Lighthouses with Albert Kuvezin (Voice, Acoustic Guitar)

* Simon Edwards (Acoustic Bass guitar, Double Bass, Marimbula, Mbira, Appalachian Dulcimer) * Giles Perring (Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Harmonium, Backing Vocals, Drums, Percussion) * Sarah Homer (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Recorder) * Melanie Pappenheim (Backing Vocals) *

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( Cumbus) * Neil Cameron (Scottish Small Pipes)

Awards

* 1991 recognized by

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, one of the international judges at the first Voices of Asia Festival in

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* 1995 French RFI "Decouvertes Est" prize for ''Yenisei Punk'' * 1999 German Critic's Prize for ''Dalai Beldiri'' * 2002

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" Award for World Music"

External links

Official Russian site
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Ivan SokolovskyReality Film: Storm over Asia

References

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