The magic of Huun Huur Tu
The Tuvans will ride into your brain and leave hoofprints up and down your spine.’ The San Francisco Bay Chronicle
To celebrate the new year we bring you the deeply spiritual music of Huun Huur Tu, rooted in the ancient culture of the Tuvans.
Situated north of Mongolia, Tuva is home to some of the worlds rarest instruments and oldest forms of music, including the phenomenon of xoomei, overtone or ‘throat singing’.
Plushmusic producer and saxophonist Hayden Chisholm first encountered Huun Huur Tu in the 90’s and met the group in 2007 at a festival in the Rift Valley, Kenya. “The first time I heard the music of Huun Huur Tu was a deep musical epiphany that resonates with me to this day.’ The experience of hearing the overtones sung out across the planes brought to light the “deep connectivity between their music and the open landscapes surrounding us.”
Now Hayden, together with Plushmusic, Fantasy Studios, and GreenWave films is proud to present an exclusive new recording and a stunning documentary bringing you closer to the Tuvans and their music.
In 2008 Huun Huur Tu recorded their favourite songs at Fantasy Studios, California. The sessions were electric, and they decided to open their studio doors for an invitation only concert. This sublime performance captures a group at the height of their creative powers.
Feature: Documentary ‘Been Away a While’
Join Huun Huur Tu in their native land and discover unique insights into the origin of their songs, the workings of the shamans and the veneration of nature in Tuvan culture.
Breathtaking footage of the musicians follows them along mountain ridges, through rural farms and across the wild steppe in a journey of discovery to the source of Huun Huur Tu’s music.
Watch and download the Live concert and Documentary.
