Far Off Sounds Ep 15 - Huun Huur Tu- The Tuvan Masters

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"Tuvan throat-singing", or khoomei, is an ancient pastime in the steppes of Tuva, a country nestled between Mongolia and Russia. For thousands of years, herders and farmers there have taught their children to sing in the khoomei way. Huun Huur Tu, a group that formed when the Soviet Iron Curtain fell, are the undisputed worldwide masters of khoomei music. Bearing the beauty of their voices and an assortment of instruments whose names we don't know (including a pair of shakers made from bull testicles and a percussion piece made of horse hooves), they act as ambassadors to a timeless way of life, evoking the wild and natural world of Tuva with their music. We met them at Royce Hall in Los Angeles.

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Hurwitz-Goodman, Jacob (filmmaker)
George, Nick (filmmaker)

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Cinematographer, Bill Reese.

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Huun Huur Tu were delayed in their

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transport into Italy.

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Plane delays, then to Toronto.

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Plane delays.

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And we\'re like scrambling for what\'s

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going to happen, possibly or not.

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And instead of arriving yesterday,

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they arrived

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today. They are

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totally here.

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As they described,

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it is long jet

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lag.

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And that sound check gives me a

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really good sense that there\'s

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something surreal that happens in

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that interstitial space of

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crossing time

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and space to be together

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with you.

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I don\'t believe so much in monitor,

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just a little less.

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[groans]

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Ok, a little less in monitor.

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Without further ado, please

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give a warm Royce Hall welcome

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to Huun Huur Tu.

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[applause]