Sainkho Namtchylak, Ned Rothenberg - Amulet (2004)
BAND/ARTIST: Sainkho Namtchylak, Ned Rothenberg
- Title: Amulet
- Year Of Release: 2004
- Label: LEO RECORDS
- Genre: World, Experimental, Jazz
- Quality: FLAC 16/44100; 16/44100; MP3 320
- Total Time: 01:09:47
- Total Size: 321 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Sainkho Namchylak and Ned Rothenberg performed over 50 duo concerts in the early 90s. This recording is compiled from live and studio recordings between 1992 and 1995 in Berlin, (1,9) Toronto (2,4,9) New York (3,6,7) Montreal (5,10), Santa Fe (8), Tallin (12,13)
Review by Stewart Mason
Although Sainkho Namchylak is possibly the best-known Tuvan throat singer in the world, this collection of duet recordings with reedsman Ned Rothenberg is most emphatically not traditional Mongolian folk music. Rothenberg, a former Anthony Braxton collaborator who counts the shakuhachi (a Japanese wooden flute) alongside the bass clarinet and alto sax as one of his key instruments, is rooted in free improv, but more than familiar with Eastern musical forms. These 13 collaborations focus primarily on the former, however; Namchylak uses her spellbinding, must-be-heard-to-be-believed voice in a style not that dissimilar from the likes of Meredith Monk or even the great Cathy Berberian, weaving highly rhythmic lines around Rothenberg's complex melodies. Thanks to the unique sub-vocal timbres created by Tuvan throat singing, it's often impossible to tell which sounds are coming from whom. Outstanding stuff, although ethnomusicological purists might balk.
Tracklist:
1-1 Sainkho Namtchylak - 1st Dance [4:31]
1-2 Sainkho Namtchylak - Tovarisch 11 / Toronto [3:38]
1-3 Sainkho Namtchylak - Urzup Kherge / Wee Hours (Saami Traditional) [5:05]
1-4 Sainkho Namtchylak - What Shakes [5:34]
1-5 Sainkho Namtchylak - Lake Song (Saami Traditional) [5:14]
1-6 Sainkho Namtchylak - Ancient Garden [5:27]
1-7 Sainkho Namtchylak - Vision [5:19]
1-8 Sainkho Namtchylak - At Altitude [6:50]
1-9 Sainkho Namtchylak - 2nd Dance [2:55]
1-10 Sainkho Namtchylak - Slow Rain [4:26]
1-11 Sainkho Namtchylak - Call & Response (Dance Reprise) [9:46]
1-12 Sainkho Namtchylak - Low & Away [7:16]
1-13 Sainkho Namtchylak - Tovarischi II-Tallin [3:44]
Review by Stewart Mason
Although Sainkho Namchylak is possibly the best-known Tuvan throat singer in the world, this collection of duet recordings with reedsman Ned Rothenberg is most emphatically not traditional Mongolian folk music. Rothenberg, a former Anthony Braxton collaborator who counts the shakuhachi (a Japanese wooden flute) alongside the bass clarinet and alto sax as one of his key instruments, is rooted in free improv, but more than familiar with Eastern musical forms. These 13 collaborations focus primarily on the former, however; Namchylak uses her spellbinding, must-be-heard-to-be-believed voice in a style not that dissimilar from the likes of Meredith Monk or even the great Cathy Berberian, weaving highly rhythmic lines around Rothenberg's complex melodies. Thanks to the unique sub-vocal timbres created by Tuvan throat singing, it's often impossible to tell which sounds are coming from whom. Outstanding stuff, although ethnomusicological purists might balk.
Tracklist:
1-1 Sainkho Namtchylak - 1st Dance [4:31]
1-2 Sainkho Namtchylak - Tovarisch 11 / Toronto [3:38]
1-3 Sainkho Namtchylak - Urzup Kherge / Wee Hours (Saami Traditional) [5:05]
1-4 Sainkho Namtchylak - What Shakes [5:34]
1-5 Sainkho Namtchylak - Lake Song (Saami Traditional) [5:14]
1-6 Sainkho Namtchylak - Ancient Garden [5:27]
1-7 Sainkho Namtchylak - Vision [5:19]
1-8 Sainkho Namtchylak - At Altitude [6:50]
1-9 Sainkho Namtchylak - 2nd Dance [2:55]
1-10 Sainkho Namtchylak - Slow Rain [4:26]
1-11 Sainkho Namtchylak - Call & Response (Dance Reprise) [9:46]
1-12 Sainkho Namtchylak - Low & Away [7:16]
1-13 Sainkho Namtchylak - Tovarischi II-Tallin [3:44]
Jazz | World | FLAC / APE
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