SABJILAR (Khakassia)

The Russian republic of Khakassia is located right in the centre of Asia, between Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan. The singing of epics in laryngophony accompanied by the chatkhan, a kind of zither, is one of the most important art forms. Sabjilar (“ambassador”) was founded to bring back to life the old epics from the 6th to the 12th century. In addition, they also perform nomad songs from the Siberian steppe regions, hunter melodies from the mountains and new improvisations on the chatkhan. All members are familiar with various instruments and styles of the overtone singing khay. Amongst the instruments are the komuz, a two-string lute, the yh, a two-string violin, the chatkhan as well as the dungur, a drum that is used by shamans with their rituals. Viatcheslav Kouchenov was awarded various prizes and is considered to be one of the best overtone singers of Siberia.
 

Viatcheslav Kouchenov - Khay, chatkhan, komuz, yh, vocals

Sergey Charkov - Khay, chatkhan, komuz, yh, vocals

Anna Bourkanova - Vocals, dungur

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