Aldyn-ool Sevek

Aldyn-ool Takashovich Sevek

Aldyn-ool Takashovich Sevek (Tuvan: Алдын-ooл Севек, Russian: Алдын-оол Такашович Севек; 27 October 1963 – 11 September 2011) was a master Tuvan throat singer.

Life

Sevek was from Mogur Aksi, a remote village in the Tuvan mountains.[unreliable source?] 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. For a time, he performed with the group Yat-Kha. Sevek won the Grand Prize at the International Symposium of Throat-Singing.

Sevek died of throat cancer on 11 September 2011.

References

  1. 1 2 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 15 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Suzukei, Valentina (8 September 2011). "Aldyn-ool Sevek – 'The Shield' of Tuvan throat singing". The New Research of Tuva. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Grand Prize Winner of Throat Singing Contest in Tuva To Receive Car". 27 July 2008. Translated from the original: Оюн, Дина (27 July 2008). "Обладатель Гран-При конкурса горловиков в Туве получит машину" (in Russian). Tuvaonline.ru. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "Aldyn-ool Sevek, prominent Tuvan throat-singer, has left this life". Tuvaonline.ru. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Алдын-оол Севек (каргыраа)" (in Russian). World Music Cultures Center. Retrieved 9 July 2015.