Chirgilchin

short bio

Category: Music



Atmospheric and mesmeric, throat singing is almost too difficult to describe in words. It must be heard to be believed the music, produced by resonating low sounds in the throat, creates a middle note and a haunting, flute-like harmonic.



Chirgilchin is a group of musicians from Tuva, a small Russian province north of Western Mongolia. Singing the ancient folk songs in the Tuvan language, the group also plays hand made instruments.



Igor Koshkendey,



one of the best throat singers from Tuva.

He singing of six style of throat singing include unique Oidupaa style,

which used only two singers - Oidupaa and Koshkendey.

Igor is Winner of Grand Prix of International Competition of Throat Singing in 1998.

Winner of Grand Prix of International Competition in Llangollen (England) in 2000.

Igor Koshkendey Winner of International Competition in Kyzyl (Tuva)

June 2002.

Igor soloist of famous throat singing group Chirgilchin.



Aldar Tamdyn,



was born in the Chadaana of Tuva and now lives in Kyzyl. He is uniquely talented on the byzaanchy,

morin-hour and was a winner at the International Folk Music Festival in Tuva as a best instrumentalist.

Now Aldar is director of National Tuvan Orchestra of Traditional Instruments.

Aldar Tamdyn also very talented musical instruments master.

He made all music instruments for Chirgilchin and for another folk groups of Siberia



Mongoun-Ool Ondar,



Winner of the 1992 Grand Prix at age 16, who knows 6 throat singing styles

and is close to inventing his own style.



Member of Chirgilchin and Shu-De.

Student of the legendary singer Oleg Kuular.