Choduraa Tumat was the first woman to break the traditional Tuvan prohibition on throat singing by women, by founding the women’s folk group “TyvaKyzy”. And now she has given a solo concert in front of Moscow audience in the Cultural Center “Dom”.

Tumat founded “TyvaKyzy” and has been the leader of the group for 11 years; she is the solo singer of the group.

The group tours the entire world, and has earned recognition as the best female group playing authentic Tuvan music.

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OLCHEY "Shuga"

SKMR-067

world music, ethnic fusion, Tuva

SKMR-072 Celtomania "10 years later"

The Celtic folk in Russia. The collection.

SKMR - 074

world music, rock,Tuva, throat singing

As Gen Dos, Yat-Kha

listen:   01.  Dance of spider     05.   Thresholds     09.  Cherny voron       10.  Kongurei

Cheremsha "In our corner of the world"   (republic Hakas)

SKMR - 073

world music,rock,women voice

Rock with elements of a jazz and funk. "An ethnic" female vocal and interesting texts.

listen:    1. Snow        2. In our corner of the world      9. A witch

Phurpa    «Trowo Phurnag Ceremony»

SKMR-060

Tibetan Tantric overtone chanting in rgyud-skad style, throat singing

    The ritual Tibetan instruments as used by the ensemble include the following: dunchen, gyaling, silnyen, bub, damaru, kanling, nga, shang;

The ensemble adheres to the rgyud-skad tradition of Tantric overtone chanting.

listen:    1. Fundamental Mantra if Bon     3. The visualization

Iva Nova  "After winter"  

SKMR-070

Folk-rock, women voices 

Extreme girl`s folklore

Single

listen:  01-Polka-Heart   02-Lullaby "Blues"

Los Gaiteros de Moscu    «El Trio»     Dj-pack

SKMR – 069  

European and Celtic folk

The initial idea was to base the repertoire strictly on Galician music -- upbeat, bright, and cheerful -- but gradually,
more somber Scandinavian and Balkan melodies were added, and the "musical geography" of the group became considerably expanded.

listen:  2. Mina Maruxa - 2:16   3. Mauder kum dal – 3:43    13. Valse Picado – 3:00

OPUSHAM "S.T.I.H.I"

SKMR – 066

spirital poetry of the Russian old believers

  This CD represents to you the spiritual poetry of Russian Old Believers living in the Upper Yenisei, in Tuva, mixed with laidback nature sounds and percussion. The author of this project is Evgeny Tkachev, also known by his work as a drummer of a world famous group Yat Kha.

 listen:      1.  Poorlife

OLEMBA  "Oli Dielo"

SKMR – 059

folk, world music, Karelia, Finland, woman’s voices

 

  The group performs ethnic traditional Karelian and Finnish songs and author’s songs. Owing to the quality of performance, the group is on a level with popular groups, who performs north folklore. Members of the group “Olemba” worked in such groups as “Va-Ta-Ga” and  “Myllärit”.

 

listen:  2.  Laula kamme  ( Let’s sing)  (finish trad.)  4:29   4.  Kullervo – kallervon poigu  (finish trad.) 3:32    6.  Mari tyttö (Mary girl)  (finish trad.)  4:19 

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 Yinwa «Bela Nitochka»

SKMR - 064

folk, woman’s voices

  Name of the project comes from the name of the river that flows on Perm` lands. This word can be translated from Komi-Permyak language in Russian by several different ways: women`s water, women`s river, women`s tears, or the divine river. The album includes songs from Perm, St. Petersburg, Bryansk, Pskov regions and Karelia. Mainly, these women`s songs.

 

listen:   03. You the river my river       06. Dnot fly, a little nightingale     10. As near Kiev, near Chernigov

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SAMOSAD BEND "Kukkovka"

SKMR– 062

psy-ambient

   Guitar ambient on a album Kukkovka is a journey into the fragile world of images and sounds. In spirit this CD is close both to the soft acoustic soundscapes of Robert Fripp, and to the more modern sound of psychedelic ambient, which can be heard on albums of such genre stars as Shpongle, Youth, Ott and others.

 

listen:    02. DREAMING   09:51        03.  KUKKOTRANCE  10:00

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SAMOSAD BEND  &  Dr. I-boleet  "No smoke without fire"

SKMR - 063 

roots, live dub

  Classic rub-a-dub vocal of St. Petersburg reggae performer Dr. I-Boleet combined with north-side ambient dub of Karelian group Samosad Band make this work sounds in perfectly Jamaica style, with easily guessed influence of such classics of the genre as Lee "Scratch" Perry, Mad Professor and King Tubby.

 

listen:  01.   NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE   16:04

 

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SAMOSAD  BEND  "DuBudetSvet"

SKMR – 061

ethno-dub

 The new album "Dabudetsvet`` of karelian-St. Petersburgs group Samosad Band is a classic example of improvisational ethno-dub. This CD is a special combination of roots dud sounds played live with the elements of funk, ambient, trance and ethnic. This almost a one and half hour long dub-meditation is fulfilled with live spirit of Russian North and the warm caribbean sun of Jamaica.

 

listen:    01.  A-a-a-g-a-a-a  13:33       02. Suri magi  18:53

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SATTUMA  «Palapeli»

SKMR – 052 

folk, world music, Karelia, Finland

  The folk music family quartet from Petrozavodsk, Karelia. The Finnish word “ Palapeli “ means a jigsaw puzzle, piece game. “Pala” is piece and “peli” is game. Peli can also mean “playing” or “a musical instrument”. Sattuma`s front cover title is compiled with ancient, 5000-6000 year old clay pottery pieces, from the shore of Säämäjärvi Lake, Karelia

 

listen:     06.  Herra Petteri                09.  Piirileikki kun aljettiin 

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SKMR - 042 TRIGON  «The voice of my earth»  p 2001 Green records(Romania) ; p 2007 Sketis Music

file under: ethno-jazz, Moldavian

«Trigon music defies convenient categorization and a simple naming of style or musical genre.The group’s compositions are obviously influenced by folk music, though folk tunes are never offered as a direct quotation. They are interpreted and dramatically developed by the musicians. After going through filters of melodious and imaginative genius of the three instrumentalists, folk melodies are transformed into rhythmic and harmonic compositions with creative and innovative sound. The music has three distinct features: emotional expression, specific sound and brightness.

In the current line-up the group’s founder Anatoly Shtefanets together with Alexandre Murzak - bass guitar, Marian Kaldararu – percussion continue to surprise us by new pieces beautifully interwoven in the album».

Florian Lungu (music critic of “Down beat magazine”)

                                                                                                    listen to tracks: ******

SKMR - 034 ETO_X  "in_transit", 2007

file under: ethno-jazz, drum-n-bass, Russia

"eto_x pulls things not commonly found with one another together. Thus the band´s miscegenation of drum´n bass, ethnic music and jazz and the birth of their own musical form. The Berliner band achieves this musical melding with lightness and ease. The recipe for success lies in the fact that professional musicians are steeped in authentic russian musical folklore while belonging to the youngest generation of Berlin artists and modern western culture."

   Michael Damm / International FilmFestival Cottbus 

             listen to tracks:    

             2. Iz-pod svet

             4. Polon dvor
             5. Lyanok

SKMR - 043 BAN ZVIRBA "ZABABONYI"

file under: world music, folk-rock, Belarus

The sound of this young Belarus folk-rock band is a result of mixture the
Belarus national song tradition with modern directions of alternative youth
music.

The group is performing contemporary folk rock with elements of alternative.

The strangest heroes and creatures of Belarusian folk-lore are dancing to the album’s songs.

to listen:

02. Vyasna

03. Dzed Baradzet 

07.  Malpy

12.  Kanapel

SKMR - 041  TANDALAI "Erdine"

file under: ethno, Altay

Tandalay - is the unique singer from Ust-Kanskogo area of Altai republic
with a voice of surprising force and beauty, a range in five octaves. In her
repertoir there are ceremonial songs of Mountain Altay people, along with
imitation of sounds of the animals and birds. She also plays on the big
range of tuvian national instruments: topshuur, khomus, igil, doshpuluur,
shoor.

to listen:

01.Kay

02.Kunuk

12. Drum of Shaman