This documentary is absolute magic. Unlike most people who would just stumble onto this film accidentally, I sought it out after I learned that a documentary existed which featured Ondar, the Tuvan throat singer who became (slightly) famous for being able to sing two notes at the same time by training his voice to do harmonics.
That was interesting enough to me on its own, but I was overjoyed to learn that the documentary was actually a delightful meeting of cultures and arts. A blind jazz musician from America discovers throat singing from hearing it on an obscure radio show, then teaches himself how to do it and eventually travels to Tannu Tuva, a tiny Mongolian country, to participate in the annual throat singing competition.
I had chills when he performed in the show, using the technique of throat singing but pairing it with his distinctive jazz and blues musical stylings. This movie did a brilliant job of showing the ways in which arts can help people communicate and find common ground even without a literal understand of each other's world and culture. It's a powerful message and worth seeking out.
That was interesting enough to me on its own, but I was overjoyed to learn that the documentary was actually a delightful meeting of cultures and arts. A blind jazz musician from America discovers throat singing from hearing it on an obscure radio show, then teaches himself how to do it and eventually travels to Tannu Tuva, a tiny Mongolian country, to participate in the annual throat singing competition.
I had chills when he performed in the show, using the technique of throat singing but pairing it with his distinctive jazz and blues musical stylings. This movie did a brilliant job of showing the ways in which arts can help people communicate and find common ground even without a literal understand of each other's world and culture. It's a powerful message and worth seeking out.
