A prize-winner of "UNESCO"
(2001, Uzbekistan, III International festival "Shark Taronalari")
Ensemble "AltaiKAI"
represented Altai Republic at Switzerland, Turkey, Mongolian Republic and Norway.
Altaiskaya street 8-20
Gorno-Altaysk
Altai Republic
RUSSIA, 649000
tel (7+388-22) 2-78-25
e-mail: altaikai@ngs.ru
Producer and director - Urmat Yntaev, from a clan called Jabak.
Musical director Emit Terkishev, from Tölös clan, styles of throat singing "kai": karkyra, komei, sybsysky and sygyt; instruments: topshur, komus and shor.
Radmila Terkisheva, from Maiman clan - vocal, instruments: jadagan, arba and tungur.
Eremey Glazin, from Kypchak clan - karkyra and komei.
Oyrot Otukov, from Köbök clan: könö kai, karkyra and sybsysky; instruments: topshur, komus and tokpok.
Sarymai Urchimaev, from Kyp chak clan - vocal, karkyra and imitation of sounds and voices of the nature; instruments: topshur, komus and ergek shor, altyn shor and tuyuk shor.
Instruments
Percussions: arba, uzengi, tuigak, tungur (drum) and tokpok.
Flutes: ergek shor, tuyuk shor, achyk shor, altyn shor and amyrgy.
Strings: ikili, topshur and jadagan (Scythian harp).
Reed: komus (Jew's-harp).
About the folklore ensemble of throat singing "AltaiKai"
"Whenyou live longer in the mountains, listen attentively to the language of local population, adjust to their rhythm of life and listen by a fire to pathetic throat singing "kai"you start to perceive the mountains and life in the mountains absolutely in another way. Mountain is a way of life. Mountains are not only vital space for local cultures, but also the whole philosophy. Inhabitants of mountains lead a modest way of life, adjusted to the rhythm of the eternal mountains, free of routine vanities, filled with simplicity of a life, contemplation of the nature and a state of internal freedom and calm. Folklore ensemble "AltaiKai" which performs traditional Altai music and songs, all styles of thro at singing "kai" conveys very precisely the mountain man's state and moods when he recollects the past, thinks of the present and dreams about the future. Participants of the ensemble "AltaiKai" through the language of music try to share a philosophical outlook on life of the inhabitants of Altai in wkich spiritual values of diverse ethnic groups, their religious beliefs, legends, national eposes, oral narrations about legendary heroes and times have been merged. This language is understandable to everybody. "AltaiKai" is not just a talented group of young musicians and "kaichi", but also real keepers of the Altai people's traditional knowledge about the nature and life in the Altai Moun tains"...
ChagatAlmashev,
Foundation for Sustainable Development of Altai
Songs
Song from album "Where Altai is in Rize" 2002 Ere Tchui (mp3 - 6Mb; 5:08 min)
This song of praise of the Tchui valley with it's inclement climate . Instruments: ikili, shoor, tunur, topsur
Altai-Kai 2005
ALTAI-KAI song 1
ALTAI-KAI song 2
ALTAI-KAI song 3
ALTAI-KAI song 4
ALTAI-KAI song 5
ALTAI-KAI song 6
ALTAI-KAI song 7
ALTAI-KAI song 8
ALTAI-KAI song 9
ALTAI-KAI song 10
ALTAI-KAI song 11
ALTAI-KAI song 12
ALTAI-KAI song 13
ALTAI-KAI song 14
ALTAI-KAI song 15
ALTAI-KAI song 16
Jadaan (Scythian harp)
This instrument was found in Pazyrik burial mound (archeologist Rudenko) in 1939. The date of its origin is about 500 B.C. It is now in Ermitage in St. Petersburg. The copy of the harp was producted by craftsman A. Gnezdilov (Barnaul)
