Alash

All four members of Alash were trained in traditional Tuvan music, first in their families and later as students of masters of overtone singing (“throat singing” or khoomii). Alash performances are a sensuous mix of vocal music and original combinations of Tuvan bowed strings (igil and byzaanchy), plucked strings (doshpuluur and chadagan), and the large bass drum (kengirge). Alash musicians look for contemporary ideas that mesh well with the sound and feel of traditional Tuvan music.