Christy Doran - Shaman (2022)

Christy Doran met Boris Salchak in 1994 in Switzerland. Christy was leading a workshop in Jazz Improvisations in which Boris took part. Coming from the southern Siberian republic of Tuva it remains unknown how Boris got notice of the workshop, but his presence proved to be providential. Christy asked each participant to demonstrate his or her improvisational ability. Boris produced an astonishing sound no one there experienced throatsinging of this kind in a jazz context. 1996 Christy and Boris performed as a duo playing concerts in Germany and Switzerland. Christy passed on a DAT to his old friend Robert Trunz of MELT2000. When he heard i t Robert suggested Airto Moreira to join the the two as a guest, because he believed that Boris and Airto would share an empathy through their shamanic backgrounds, enabling both to get closer to the soul of the music. The music is based on traditional Tuvan songs some composed by Boris or by Boris and Christy Doran. A great part of the music is improvised , with Christy playing electric guitars. Boris throatsinging and playing traditional Tuvan instruments, and Airto Moreira contributing his inimitable array of percussive effects.Executive Producer Robert Trunz.Mixed at Brownhill Farm Studios and Masterd at Heathside by Chris Lewis. Photos by Peter Williams.