Summer is Coming: Eastern Siberian khomus (jews harp) music
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cd cover Fedora Gogoleva, Albina Degtyaryova, and Olga Podluzhnaya
Summer is Coming
$19.99

The art of the khomus (jew's harp) and the vocal techniques of the Sakha (Yakut) of eastern Siberia.

Notes are in Sahka and translated into English.

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The white crane
Summer has come

"This may be the best sample yet of the traditional musical arts of the Sakha people. The three performers are master practitioners of the Sakha vocal and khomus styles. Gogoleva is the daughter of one of the most distinguished of khomus makers; she is recognized as one of the great players. Degtyaryova is outstanding both as singer and khomusist; she teaches the instrument at the National Musical College in Yakutsk. Her student Podluzhnaya is of Ukranian ancestry, but has devoted herself to the culture of her native Yakutia. She was 13 when these recordings were made-her performance is another example of a worldwide phenomenon of the late 20th and early 21st centuries teenagers who show fully adult technique, musicianship, and interpretive sophistication. Of the 25 tracks, ten are vocal solos or duets, nine are khomus solos, three khomus duos, and three combine voice and khomus in various ways. This disk is highly recommended for anyone who would like to gain some insight into Sakha khomus music through familiarity with the vocal styles. And it joins several others that provide great examples of khomus-playing itself." - Fred Crane, International Jew's Harp Society

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