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Kaigal-ool Khovalyg

Kaigal-ool Khovalyg has been played on NTS in shows including Supporter Radio - On The Road, featured first on 6 August 2023. Songs played include Fantasy On The Igil.

A master of the throat singing style that calls for a single vocalist to sound two or three notes simultaneously, Kaigal-ool Khovalg has been called the "Pavarotti of throat singing" and "the People's Singer of Tuva". A founding member of Huun-Huur-Tu, Khovalg has been introducing the world to his unique vocalizing.

Khovalg, who worked as a shephard until the age of twenty-one, began his musical career as a member of the Kyzyl-based Tuvan State Ensemble. He remained…

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Fantasy On The Igil
Kaigal-ool Khovalyg
Smithsonian Folkways1999
Fantasy On The Igil
Kaigal-ool KhovalygSmithsonian Folkways1999
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