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Recognized at the "Voices of Asia" festival competition in Alma-Aty (Kazakhstan) in 1990 by one of the international judges (Brian Eno), Yat-Kha hail from one of the most remote parts of the planet -the Tuva Republic - high up in plains and snowy mountains of southern Siberia, a place famous for extraordinary multiple "khoomei" throatsinging vocal techniques, beautiful songs and wild eagles.
Led by ultra-bass singer and guitarist Albert KUVEZIN, the band has worked steadily touring the world and recording CDs such as Antropofagia and Yenisei-Punk, which won the French RFI "Decouvertes Est" prize (and also pushed the boundaries between the traditional and modern). They were signed by Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains to his "Wicklow" label in 1998 and the next CD Dalai Beldiri won the German Critics Prize in 1999. Yat-Kha toured constantly for the next 3 years across both Europe and the USA, releasing the acclaimed follow-up CD Aldyn Dashka on their own label (distributed by Harmonia Mundi USA). READ MORE…
One Sheet in PDF Format
Mojo feature on Albert Kuvezin and Yat-Kha
Songlines' 5-star review of Re-Covers
Full Color High-Res JPG Promo Photo