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    Chyskyyrai, whose real name is Valentina Romanova, comes from Yakutia (Republic of Sakha), the northernmost republic of Siberia.

    She sings in a variety of traditional vocal techniques, drawing on folk songs, animal imitation but most of all on the ancient mythological epic Olonkho, which has a multitude of archaic delivery styles. Olonkho performance – is a traveling one man theatre and is a solo improvisation. Traditionally, the Olonkho storytellers, olonkhosuts, travelled from community to community, tribe to tribe, and performed the same function as a shaman. Mostly they were regarded as spiritual guides, teachers and keepers of cultural values. Their performances could last for several days, and were not just entertainment but also the way of teaching that people are not separate from the nature and attuned them to it.

    The songs presented on this LP capture a period of her life when she met with Tim Hodgkinson and Ken Hyder who had been performing together since 1978, and are well-known for their explorations in the field of shamanic cultures and free jazz. Their collaboration with the “Soviet Jazz Federation” goes back many years until finally in 1990, the duo went on an extensive tour in Siberia as “The Shams” during which they also visited Yakutia. Since then they have made numerous trips to Tuva, Altai and Buryatia playing with the local musicians and studying shamanism.

    Recorded in Ken Hyder’s basement, early May 2005.

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Definition and meaning. Indigenous Lifeforms is a Siberian (Sakha-Yakutia) nomadic art collective promoting cross-cultural collaboration and exchange of ideas between the cutting edge artists from Siberia and the rest of the world.

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