Sainkho Namtchylak

Sainkho Namtchylak ( born March 11, 1957 in Kyzyl in Tuva, Siberia ) is a modern singer who comes from the autonomous Russian republic of Tuva.

Her parents were teachers, her grandparents nomads. From a young age came Namtchylak by her grandmother in contact with the Turkic peoples of Southern Siberia the traditional Kehlkopfobertongesang. From her they learned many traditional songs before 1975 training at the Academy of Music in Kyzyl began, which she continued in 1981 at the Ipolitova - Ivanova Academy in Moscow. Your degree she received in 1988 by Gnesins Institute with a thesis on singing styles in the ritual music of Siberia.

In addition to her training Namtchylak was also a member of various musical groups and undertook together with a folk group from 1987 to 1989 a tour through parts of Europe, Asia and America. In 1991 she moved to Vienna for several years.

She played with musicians such as Andreas Vollenweider, Peter Kowald, Werner Lüdi, Shelley Hirsch, Irene Becker, Jan Garbarek, Vladimir Tarasov, Dschiwan Gasparjan, Wolfgang Muthspiel and the Moscow Composers Orchestra.

Since the early 90s, she has dedicated her musical work the synthesis of traditional Siberian music with Western musical styles such as free jazz and pop. Based played Namtchylak albums like Naked Spirit ( Prize of the German Record Critics' Award in the category of folk / world music ) or Who Stole the Sky ( World Music Award of BBC 3, 2005) a.

Discography

• - Anthology Of Russian Jazz
• 1991 - Tunguska Guska, a meteorite Opera ( radio play by Grace Yoon and Iris Disse )
• 1993 - Out Of Tuva
• 1996 - Mars song - Duo with Evan Parker
• 1996 - Amulet - duo with Ned Rothenberg
• 1996/99 - Aura ( with Kowald, Tarasov, Volkov )
• 1997 - Time Out
• 1997 - Letters
• 1997 - Time Out
• 1998 - Naked Spirit
• 2001 - Stepmother City
• 2003 - Who Stole The Sky?
• 2006 - Karma country

Lexigraphischer entry

• Martin Kunzler Jazz Encyclopedia Volume 2 Reinbek 2002