Dr. Goldfinger set @ Wassermusik, Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt, Berlin 2011

Шагаа биле! Shagaa, Tsagaan Sar, Losar

Primitive Equations (PEQ) continue research of the New Year rites and rituals from around the world. The lunisolar Tibetan calendar, adopted by Mongols and Tuvans marks the beginning of the New Water Dragon Year on February 22, 2012.

On this auspicious occasion you are all cordially invited to mark this day with PEQ. Known as Losar in Tibet, and Tsagaan Sar in Mongolia, Shagaa is a Tuvan New Year - a day when display of hospitality and generosity is a way to welcome renewal and positive change.

Ceremonial and musical blessings will be conducted by our very special guests from the Republic of Tuva (Siberia). PEQ's DJ set will follow with exotic music and videos from around the world. Traditional Tuvan milk tea and rare beverages as well as delicious snacks will cheer your spirit up.
May your thoughts be clean and your future bright!
PEQ's tip: according to a centuries old tradition, greeting the Sun on the New Year's morning can be highly beneficial for you and those around you. Don't miss the sunrise on February 22 at 07:40 CET.

PROGRAM
1. Gathering
2. Altar building (bring your offerings for good fortune!)
3. Shagaa ceremony
4. Live Tuvan music and throat singing
5. PEQ's DJ set

This event is kindly hosted by Club Karlsson
Date: February 22, 2012
Time: 20:00. Please arrive on time (if late ring the bell at Karlsson)
Address: Club Karlsson, Keizersgracht 264, Amsterdam
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Enter the Dragon

Primitive Equations invite you to bestow the Five Blessings of harmony, virtue, riches, fulfillment and longevity, celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Water Dragon - the genius of strength and hidden knowledge, the spirit of change, and the minister of the will of gods.Kindly hosted by Club Karlsson.
Date: January 22, 2012
Time: 20.30, Please arrive on time (if late ring the bell at Karlsson)
Address: Keizersgracht 26, Amsterdam
Dress code: Red


Program:
Tea ceremony: tasting the Ti Kuang Ying (the finest of Chinese oolongs)
Listening to incense: unfolding the shape of fragrance
Enchanted music and videos: sites and sounds of the Dragon
Exotic drinks & snacks

Contribution details and availability of place at primitiveequations@gmail.com.

Please, be sure to reserve!

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Aldyn-Ool Sevek R.I.P.

 http://youtu.be/ihLEmRG7v7I

One of the best singers of Tuva died of cancer. Sept. 2011
He was an absolute master in the kargiraa style of throat singing and also a protector of the Tuvan traditional melody against simplification and sell-out.

East of the Urals: Music of Siberia and Central Asia

Music

Sound Documents of Xinjiang Uighur Muqams 3 CDs + Book

Disc: 1

http://flameupload.com/files/WDRZNKMI/sd1.part1.rar
http://flameupload.com/files/EP8E3WUX/sd1.part2.rar
http://flameupload.com/files/OB9MEUEB/sd1.part3.rar
http://flameupload.com/files/BP2KS1SF/sd1.part4.rar

Disc: 2

http://flameupload.com/files/05NNRNNR/sd2.part1.rar
http://flameupload.com/files/IYKDDHMF/sd2.part2.rar
http://flameupload.com/files/1NDUFOAR/sd2.part3.rar
http://flameupload.com/files/064FQANO/sd2.part4.rar
http://flameupload.com/files/0OI79R5A/sd2.part5.rar

Disc: 3

http://flameupload.com/files/4SVLXTMT/sdcx3.part1.rar
http://flameupload.com/files/0NEENUZW/sdcx3.part2.rar
http://flameupload.com/files/00K6JZ2U/sdcx3.part3.rar

Mouth Harp festival in Yakutia breaks a record

The tradition of Yakutian khomus-making goes back several thousand years (RIA Novosti / Zhuravlev V.)

Participants of the international festival of Jew's harp music in the Russian city of Yakutsk, 450km south of the Arctic Circle, have set a Guinness World Record, simultaneously playing on no less than 1,344 tiny instruments – the Yakutian khomus.
­Jew’s harp, vargan, khomus – all of these are the names of one of the world’s most ancient musical instruments. In some countries it can be found only in history museums, while in a few parts of the world it has managed to stand the test of time.

They say that the sounds of khomus can lead to the world of spirits, so Siberian shamans have been using khomuses for years during their spiritual rituals, turning the one-off instrument into their trademark music device.

Unlike other kinds of Jew’s harp, the Yakutian khomuses are handmade from steel which is why the sound of the instrument is said to be powerful and resonating.

The tradition of Yakutian khomus-making goes back several thousand years and has been carefully preserved by the artisans.
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