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Oidupaa Vladimir Oiun (Russian: Владимир Ойдупаа Оюн; b. 1949) is a famous throat singer from tuva (a southern Russian
republic) who sings in the kargyraa style, a deep undertone technique. In the late 1960s, he was seen as a threat by the
Russian authorities as a kind of Charles Manson character. Convicted three times on charges of murder and the corruption of
minors, he spent 33 years in the work camps. Some maintain his innocence, claiming that the charges were trumped up for
purely political reasons. He became a practising Christian and recorded his first album “Div ...read more
Oidupaa Vladimir Oiun (Russian: Владимир Ойдупаа Оюн; b. 1949) is a famous throat singer from tuva (a southern Russian
republic) who sings in the kargyraa style, a deep undertone technique. In the late 1960s, he was seen as a threat by the
Russian authorities as a kind of Charles Manson character. Convicted three times on charges of murder and the corruption of
minors, he spent 33 years in the work camps. Some maintain his innocence, claiming that the charges were trumped up for
purely political reasons. He became a practising Christian and recorded his first album “Divine Music From a Jail” (released
1999) while in prison. In 2011 the album “Singing With Echoes Through the Universe” was released.
He has developed his own unique style of throat singing which is named after him, the “Оidupaa kаrgyrаа”. What makes his
music furthermore unique is that he accompanies himself on the accordion rather than a string instrument like the topshur or
chanzy. It is said that his accordion is a Russian prison version (button only).
Throat singing is by its very nature a sonic reflection or prayer in praise of the natural world and it’s by virtue of his undying
faith that Ouin retained his sanity during those dark years. These are moving, unconventional, self-styled throat psalms with
wheezing accordion accompaniment. « hide |
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