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Transpacific Sound Paradise
Saturday, August 18, 2001
From Russia with Love... with Tristra Newyear

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A lot of folks think of the former Soviet Union as one big monolothic culture. Not ethnomusicologist Tristra Newyear, however.
She's just returned from the outer reaches of the Russian Federation and as guest dj she plays rarely heard music from a range of minority cultures there.
Her selections include traditional and neo-traditional as well as some curious manifestations of Western pop, including all your favorite Mongolian heavy metal.

Read Tristra's article about music in Buryatia today: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~asiactr/haq/200001/0001a007.htm

Links to sites for artists featured on this show:

Torama http://www.torama.ru
Namgar http://www.namgar.nm.ru
Uragsha http://www.brama.com/yara/uragsha.html
Bolot and Nohon http://www.music.ch/face/altai.html
Yat-kha http://www.yat-kha.com

The remarkable and unique Tuvan/Russian roots/rock band Yat-kha (featured on the show) is touring behind their new cd Aloyn Dashka this fall. Many of their performances will be as accompaniment to the 1925 Russian silent film (set in Mongolia) Storm Over Asia. Their New York date (with the film) is October 14 at Makor, 15 W67 St. For the full itinerary: http://www.concertedefforts.com/yatkitin.htm

This Week's Playlist:

  Subheads indicate region of orign for the music that follows

 
Mari El:

Meadow Mari Wedding Song

Mountain Mari Guest Song from "Mother Volga: Music of the Volga Ugrians" / Pan Records, Netherlands

 
Tatarstan:

Yeget bulsan jirday bul (If you are a young man, then be like the earth)