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THE TEACHERS:

Igor Koshkendei is a very popular throat singer, not only in Tuva, but also in Europe and the United States. He won first place in throat singing at symposiums in 1995 and 1996, and is also the winner of the international competition in Llangollen, Wales. He is very accomplished in five styles of throat singing and plays several of the traditional Tuvan musical instruments. Igor toured and performed very successfully in the US with the group, Chirgilchin in 2000 and 2001. Igor has also released two CDs: "Music from Tuva" 1998 Amiata Records, Italy, and "Aryskan Wind" 1999 Pure Nature Music, USA.

Alexander “Sasha” Bapa, founding member both of Huun Huur Tu and Chirgilchin, is also an accomplished musician and teacher of throat singing. He has completed several successful professional tours with both groups and has produced CDs for them, as well. In addition to his music classes, Sasha will also conduct lectures on Tuva, Tuvan art, the Tuvan lifestyle, and Tuvan music.

* Listen to a sample of Igor Koshkendei from Chirgilchin’s CD, “Aryskan’s Wind”.