Aldyn-ool Sevek

Aldyn-ool Takashovich Sevek (Tuvan: Алдын-ooл Севек, Russian: Алдын-оол Такашович Севек; died 2011) was a master Tuvan throat singer.[1]

Aldyn-ool Takashovich Sevek

Life

Sevek was from Mogur Aksi, a remote village in the Tuvan mountains.[2] He was an accomplished master of khöömei (Tuvan: хөөмей), especially The Dag (mountain) Kargyraa style, for which he is a household name in the world of throat singing. His unique style is instantly recognizable on recordings, and despite many attempts, no-one has been able to successfully reproduce his sound.[3] For a time, he performed with the group Yat-Kha.[1] Sevek won the Grand Prize at the International Symposium of Throat-Singing.[4]

Sevek died of throat cancer on the 11th September 2011.[5][6]

References
  1. Theodore Craig Levin; Valentina Süzükei (2006). Where Rivers and Mountains Sing: Sound, Music, and Nomadism in Tuva and Beyond. Indiana University Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-253-34715-7.
  2. Edmonds, Lu. "Yat-Kha". Csudh.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-11-15.
  3. Suzukei, Valentina (September 8, 2011). "Aldyn-ool Sevek - 'The Shield' of Tuvan throat singing". The New Research of Tuva. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. "Grand Prize Winner of Throat Singing Contest in Tuva To Receive Car". July 27, 2008. Translated from the original: Оюн, Дина (July 27, 2008). "Обладатель Гран-При конкурса горловиков в Туве получит машину" (in Russian). Tuvaonline.ru. Archived from the original on February 2, 2010.
  5. "Aldyn-ool Sevek, prominent Tuvan throat-singer, has left this life". Tuvaonline.ru. September 11, 2011. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012.
  6. "Алдын-оол Севек (каргыраа)" (in Russian). World Music Cultures Center. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
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